diff --git a/functions-common b/functions-common
index a0ec084e3a..1b91adcf0d 100644
--- a/functions-common
+++ b/functions-common
@@ -919,8 +919,8 @@ function get_or_create_role {
 # Usage: get_or_add_user_role <role> <user> <project>
 function get_or_add_user_role {
     # Gets user role id
-    local user_role_id=$(openstack user role list \
-        $2 \
+    local user_role_id=$(openstack role list \
+        --user $2 \
         --project $3 \
         --column "ID" \
         --column "Name" \