diff --git a/spring-boot-auditing/src/main/java/org/baeldung/WebSecurityConfig.java b/spring-boot-auditing/src/main/java/org/baeldung/WebSecurityConfig.java
index 199edce0bc..9339d8e804 100755
--- a/spring-boot-auditing/src/main/java/org/baeldung/WebSecurityConfig.java
+++ b/spring-boot-auditing/src/main/java/org/baeldung/WebSecurityConfig.java
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ public class WebSecurityConfig extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
     public void configureGlobal(AuthenticationManagerBuilder auth) throws Exception {
         auth
             .inMemoryAuthentication()
-                .withUser("user").password("password").roles("USER");
+                .withUser("user").password("password").roles("USER", "ACTUATOR");
     }
 }