diff --git a/group/lib.php b/group/lib.php
index 024e81b0ed8..4b6a49bbe14 100644
--- a/group/lib.php
+++ b/group/lib.php
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ function groups_calculate_role_people($rs, $context) {
                 $roles[$roledata->id] = $roledata;
             }
             // Record that user has role
-            $users[$rec->userid]->roles[] = $roles[$rec->roleid];
+            $users[$rec->userid]->roles[$rec->roleid] = $roles[$rec->roleid];
         }
     }
     $rs->close();
@@ -797,7 +797,8 @@ function groups_calculate_role_people($rs, $context) {
         } else if($rolecount > 1) {
             $roleid = '*';
         } else {
-            $roleid = $userdata->roles[0]->id;
+            $userrole = reset($userdata->roles);
+            $roleid = $userrole->id;
         }
         $roles[$roleid]->users[$userid] = $userdata;
     }