diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/models/role.py b/powerdnsadmin/models/role.py
index a5cf530..5440f3d 100644
--- a/powerdnsadmin/models/role.py
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/models/role.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Role(db.Model):
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
     name = db.Column(db.String(64), index=True, unique=True)
     description = db.Column(db.String(128))
-    users = db.relationship('User', backref='role', lazy=True)
+    users = db.relationship('User', back_populates='role', lazy=True)
     apikeys = db.relationship('ApiKey', back_populates='role', lazy=True)
 
     def __init__(self, id=None, name=None, description=None):
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ class Role(db.Model):
         self.description = description
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return '<Role {0}r>'.format(self.name)
+        return '<Role {0}>'.format(self.name)
diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/models/user.py b/powerdnsadmin/models/user.py
index 1e39569..78104f6 100644
--- a/powerdnsadmin/models/user.py
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/models/user.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class User(db.Model):
     otp_secret = db.Column(db.String(16))
     confirmed = db.Column(db.SmallInteger, nullable=False, default=0)
     role_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('role.id'))
+    role = db.relationship('Role', back_populates="users", lazy=True)
     accounts = None
 
     def __init__(self,