diff --git a/roles/ceph-dashboard/tasks/configure_dashboard.yml b/roles/ceph-dashboard/tasks/configure_dashboard.yml
index db832f8fc..a3b294990 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-dashboard/tasks/configure_dashboard.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-dashboard/tasks/configure_dashboard.yml
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@
     if {{ container_exec_cmd }} ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} dashboard ac-user-show {{ dashboard_admin_user | quote }}; then
       {{ container_exec_cmd }} ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} dashboard ac-user-set-password {{ dashboard_admin_user | quote }} {{ dashboard_admin_password | quote }}
     else
-      {{ container_exec_cmd }} ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} dashboard ac-user-create {{ dashboard_admin_user | quote }} {{ dashboard_admin_password | quote }} {{ 'read-only' if dashboard_admin_user_ro | bool else 'administrator' }}
+      {{ container_exec_cmd }} ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} dashboard ac-user-create {{ dashboard_admin_user | quote }} {{ dashboard_admin_password | quote }}
     fi
+    {{ container_exec_cmd }} ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} dashboard ac-user-set-roles {{ dashboard_admin_user | quote }} {{ 'read-only' if dashboard_admin_user_ro | bool else 'administrator' }}
   retries: 6
   delay: 5
   register: ac_result