diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/directive/isAuthorized.ts b/backend/src/graphql/directive/isAuthorized.ts
index f1e26df4a..660806d3d 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/directive/isAuthorized.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/directive/isAuthorized.ts
@@ -35,14 +35,20 @@ export const isAuthorized: AuthChecker<Context> = async ({ context }, rights) =>
       where: { gradidoID: decoded.gradidoID },
       relations: ['emailContact', 'userRoles'],
     })
-    console.log('isAuthorized user=', user)
+    // console.log('isAuthorized user=', user)
     context.user = user
-    context.role = user.userRoles
-      ? user.userRoles[0].role === ROLE_NAMES.ROLE_NAME_ADMIN
-        ? ROLE_ADMIN
-        : ROLE_MODERATOR
-      : ROLE_USER
+    if (user.userRoles && user.userRoles.length > 0) {
+      if (user.userRoles[0].role === ROLE_NAMES.ROLE_NAME_ADMIN) {
+        context.role = ROLE_ADMIN
+      } else if (user.userRoles[0].role === ROLE_NAMES.ROLE_NAME_MODERATOR) {
+        context.role = ROLE_MODERATOR
+      }
+    } else {
+      context.role = ROLE_USER
+    }
+    // console.log('context.role=', context.role)
   } catch {
+    // console.log('401 Unauthorized for decoded', decoded)
     // in case the database query fails (user deleted)
     throw new LogError('401 Unauthorized')
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/seeds/factory/contributionLink.ts b/backend/src/seeds/factory/contributionLink.ts
index cbbe02ec8..d03d222c6 100644
--- a/backend/src/seeds/factory/contributionLink.ts
+++ b/backend/src/seeds/factory/contributionLink.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export const contributionLinkFactory = async (
     mutation: login,
     variables: { email: 'peter@lustig.de', password: 'Aa12345_' },
   })
-  console.log('contributionlinkfactory user=', user)
   const variables = {
     amount: contributionLink.amount,
     memo: contributionLink.memo,
diff --git a/backend/src/typeorm/repository/User.ts b/backend/src/typeorm/repository/User.ts
index 53273102d..3c09f0fc7 100644
--- a/backend/src/typeorm/repository/User.ts
+++ b/backend/src/typeorm/repository/User.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export class UserRepository extends Repository<DbUser> {
       .select(select)
       .withDeleted()
       .leftJoinAndSelect('user.emailContact', 'emailContact')
+      .leftJoinAndSelect('user.userRoles', 'userRoles')
       .where(
         new Brackets((qb) => {
           qb.where(