diff --git a/server/src/modules/roles/service.ts b/server/src/modules/roles/service.ts
index 981f0e6f57..85bc6f87d7 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/roles/service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/roles/service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { BadRequestException, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { EditUserRoleDto } from './dto';
 import { RolesUtilService } from './util.service';
 import { RolesRepository } from './repository';
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { IRolesService } from './interfaces/IService';
 import { EntityManager } from 'typeorm';
 import { dbTransactionWrap } from '@helpers/database.helper';
 import { LicenseUserService } from '@modules/licensing/services/user.service';
+import { ERROR_HANDLER } from '@modules/group-permissions/constants/error';
+import { _ } from 'lodash';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class RolesService implements IRolesService {
@@ -16,7 +18,17 @@ export class RolesService implements IRolesService {
   ) {}
 
   async updateUserRole(organizationId: string, editRoleDto: EditUserRoleDto) {
+    const { userId, newRole } = editRoleDto;
     await dbTransactionWrap(async (manager: EntityManager) => {
+      const userRole = await this.roleRepository.getUserRole(userId, organizationId, manager);
+      if (_.isEmpty(userRole)) {
+        throw new BadRequestException(ERROR_HANDLER.ADD_GROUP_USER_NON_EXISTING_USER);
+      }
+
+      if (userRole.name == newRole) {
+        throw new BadRequestException(ERROR_HANDLER.DEFAULT_GROUP_ADD_USER_ROLE_EXIST(newRole));
+      }
+      editRoleDto.currentRole = userRole;
       await this.rolesUtilService.editDefaultGroupUserRole(organizationId, editRoleDto, manager);
 
       await this.licenseUserService.validateUser(manager);
diff --git a/server/src/modules/roles/util.service.ts b/server/src/modules/roles/util.service.ts
index 26733f07a1..481f1c641a 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/roles/util.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/roles/util.service.ts
@@ -57,18 +57,8 @@ export class RolesUtilService implements IRolesUtilService {
     editRoleDto: EditUserRoleDto,
     manager?: EntityManager
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const { newRole, userId, updatingUserId: updatedAdmin } = editRoleDto;
+    const { newRole, userId, updatingUserId: updatedAdmin, currentRole: userRole } = editRoleDto;
     return await dbTransactionWrap(async (manager: EntityManager) => {
-      const userRole = await this.roleRepository.getUserRole(userId, organizationId, manager);
-      if (_.isEmpty(userRole)) {
-        throw new BadRequestException(ERROR_HANDLER.ADD_GROUP_USER_NON_EXISTING_USER);
-      }
-
-      if (userRole.name == newRole) {
-        throw new BadRequestException(ERROR_HANDLER.DEFAULT_GROUP_ADD_USER_ROLE_EXIST(newRole));
-      }
-      editRoleDto.currentRole = userRole;
-
       // Removing an admin
       if (userRole.name == USER_ROLE.ADMIN) {
         const groupUsers = await this.groupPermissionsRepository.getUsersInGroup(