diff --git a/modules/users/client/views/admin/edit-user.client.view.html b/modules/users/client/views/admin/edit-user.client.view.html
index 6a2795f625..e7cc0d2b65 100644
--- a/modules/users/client/views/admin/edit-user.client.view.html
+++ b/modules/users/client/views/admin/edit-user.client.view.html
@@ -7,22 +7,25 @@ <h1>User <span ng-bind="user.username"></span></h1>
       <fieldset>
         <div class="form-group" show-errors>
           <label for="firstName">First Name</label>
-          <input type="text" id="firstName" name="firstName" class="form-control" ng-model="user.firstName" placeholder="First Name" required>
+          <input type="text" id="firstName" name="firstName" class="form-control" ng-model="user.firstName" placeholder="First Name" required />
           <div ng-messages="userForm.firstName.$error" role="alert">
             <p class="help-block error-text" ng-message="required">First name is required.</p>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="form-group" show-errors>
           <label for="lastName">Last Name</label>
-          <input type="text" id="lastName" name="lastName" class="form-control" ng-model="user.lastName" placeholder="Last Name" required>
+          <input type="text" id="lastName" name="lastName" class="form-control" ng-model="user.lastName" placeholder="Last Name" required />
           <div ng-messages="userForm.lastName.$error" role="alert">
             <p class="help-block error-text" ng-message="required">Last name is required.</p>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="form-group">
+        <div class="form-group" show-errors>
           <label class="control-label" for="roles">Roles</label>
           <div class="controls">
-            <input class="form-control" type="text" name="roles" ng-model="user.roles" id="roles" ng-list />
+            <input class="form-control" type="text" name="roles" ng-model="user.roles" id="roles" ng-list required />
+            <div ng-messages="userForm.roles.$error" role="alert">
+              <p class="help-block error-text" ng-message="required">At least one role is required.</p>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="form-group">
diff --git a/modules/users/client/views/admin/list-users.client.view.html b/modules/users/client/views/admin/list-users.client.view.html
index 4ef28d4b40..62a907d13c 100644
--- a/modules/users/client/views/admin/list-users.client.view.html
+++ b/modules/users/client/views/admin/list-users.client.view.html
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ <h1>Users</h1>
   <div class="list-group">
     <a ng-repeat="user in pagedItems" ui-sref="admin.user({userId: user._id})" class="list-group-item">
       <h4 class="list-group-item-heading" ng-bind="user.username"></h4>
+      <p class="list-group-item-text pull-right small" ng-bind="user.roles"></p>
       <p class="list-group-item-text" ng-bind="user.email"></p>
     </a>
   </div>
diff --git a/modules/users/server/models/user.server.model.js b/modules/users/server/models/user.server.model.js
index bcaff5d84b..e7c0af0861 100644
--- a/modules/users/server/models/user.server.model.js
+++ b/modules/users/server/models/user.server.model.js
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ var UserSchema = new Schema({
       type: String,
       enum: ['user', 'admin']
     }],
-    default: ['user']
+    default: ['user'],
+    required: 'Please provide at least one role'
   },
   updated: {
     type: Date