diff --git a/db/migrate/20240826144015_create_users.rb b/db/migrate/20240826144015_create_users.rb
index 87b1fb4..78f15c6 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20240826144015_create_users.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20240826144015_create_users.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class CreateUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.2]
       t.string :firstname
       t.string :lastname
 
-      t.string :role, default: 0, index: true
+      t.string :role, default: "user", index: true
 
       t.boolean :verified, null: false, default: false