diff --git a/atst/domain/application_roles.py b/atst/domain/application_roles.py
index 0177374a..2a5f7960 100644
--- a/atst/domain/application_roles.py
+++ b/atst/domain/application_roles.py
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ class ApplicationRoles(object):
         return PermissionSets.get_many(set_names)
 
     @classmethod
-    def create(cls, user, application, permission_set_names):
+    def create(
+        cls, user, application, permission_set_names=[PermissionSets.VIEW_APPLICATION]
+    ):
         application_role = ApplicationRole(user=user, application_id=application.id)
 
         application_role.permission_sets = ApplicationRoles._permission_sets_for_names(