diff --git a/src/constants.js b/src/constants.js
index bb74ed6..91537ea 100644
--- a/src/constants.js
+++ b/src/constants.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ module.exports = {
     }
   },
   VANILLA: {
+    DEFAULT_MEMBER_ROLES: ['Vanilla Member'],
     CHALLENGES_FORUM: 'Challenges Forums',
     CATEGORY_DISPLAY_STYLE: {
       CATEGORIES: 'categories',
diff --git a/src/services/vanilla.js b/src/services/vanilla.js
index c4802ba..9993001 100644
--- a/src/services/vanilla.js
+++ b/src/services/vanilla.js
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ async function manageVanillaUser (data) {
   if (!vanillaUser) {
     logger.info(`The '${username}' user wasn't found in Vanilla`)
 
-    const defaultVanillaRoles = _.filter(allNewVanillaRoles, { type: 'member' })
+    const defaultVanillaRoles = _.filter(allNewVanillaRoles, function (role) {
+      return role.type === 'member' && constants.VANILLA.DEFAULT_MEMBER_ROLES.includes(role.name)
+    })
+
     const defaultVanillaRoleIDs = _.map(defaultVanillaRoles, 'roleID')
 
     const userData = {