diff --git a/ee/api/chalicelib/core/roles.py b/ee/api/chalicelib/core/roles.py
index f22262cd5..ca1bf9812 100644
--- a/ee/api/chalicelib/core/roles.py
+++ b/ee/api/chalicelib/core/roles.py
@@ -101,12 +101,15 @@ def create(tenant_id, user_id, data: schemas.RolePayloadSchema):
         cur.execute(query=query)
         row = cur.fetchone()
         row["created_at"] = TimeUTC.datetime_to_timestamp(row["created_at"])
+        row["projects"] = []
         if not data.all_projects:
             role_id = row["role_id"]
             query = cur.mogrify(f"""INSERT INTO roles_projects(role_id, project_id)
-                                    VALUES {",".join(f"(%(role_id)s,%(project_id_{i})s)" for i in range(len(data.projects)))};""",
+                                    VALUES {",".join(f"(%(role_id)s,%(project_id_{i})s)" for i in range(len(data.projects)))}
+                                    RETURNING project_id;""",
                                 {"role_id": role_id, **{f"project_id_{i}": p for i, p in enumerate(data.projects)}})
             cur.execute(query=query)
+            row["projects"] = [r["project_id"] for r in cur.fetchall()]
     return helper.dict_to_camel_case(row)