diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/edit_resource_page.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/edit_resource_page.tsx
index efa73cf..8759020 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/edit_resource_page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/edit_resource_page.tsx
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ export default function EditResourcePage() {
               className={"btn h-9"}
               type={"button"}
               onClick={() => {
-                setCharacters([...characters, { name: "", alias: [], cv: "", image: 0 }]);
+                setCharacters([...characters, { name: "", alias: [], cv: "", image: 0, role: "primary" }]);
               }}
             >
               <MdAdd />
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/publish_page.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/publish_page.tsx
index 001a09f..65b1231 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/publish_page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/publish_page.tsx
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ export default function PublishPage() {
               className={"btn my-2"}
               type={"button"}
               onClick={() => {
-                setCharacters([...characters, { name: "", alias: [], cv: "", image: 0 }]);
+                setCharacters([...characters, { name: "", alias: [], cv: "", image: 0, role: "primary"}]);
               }}
             >
               <MdAdd />