diff --git a/atst/handler.py b/atst/handler.py
index 5543a43a..485873c0 100644
--- a/atst/handler.py
+++ b/atst/handler.py
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ class BaseHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
 
     @tornado.gen.coroutine
     def login(self, user):
-        user["atat_permissions"] = yield self._get_user_permissions(user["id"])
+        user_permissions = yield self._get_user_permissions(user["id"])
+        user["atat_permissions"] = user_permissions["atat_permissions"]
+        user["atat_role"] = user_permissions["atat_role"]
         session_id = self.sessions.start_session(user)
         self.set_secure_cookie("atat", session_id)
         return self.redirect("/home")
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ class BaseHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
         response = yield self.authz_client.post(
             "/users", json={"id": user_id, "atat_role": "ccpo"}
         )
-        return response.json["atat_permissions"]
+        return response.json
 
     def get_current_user(self):
         cookie = self.get_secure_cookie("atat")