diff --git a/config/packages/security.yaml b/config/packages/security.yaml
index 507945f..8196f0a 100644
--- a/config/packages/security.yaml
+++ b/config/packages/security.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ security:
                 property: email
     role_hierarchy:
         ROLE_INSTRUCTOR: ROLE_USER
+        ROLE_APPRENTI: ROLE_USER
     firewalls:
         dev:
             pattern: ^/(_(profiler|wdt)|css|images|js)/
diff --git a/src/Entity/User.php b/src/Entity/User.php
index 98739b6..e56617c 100644
--- a/src/Entity/User.php
+++ b/src/Entity/User.php
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class User implements UserInterface, PasswordAuthenticatedUserInterface
         // guarantee every user at least has ROLE_USER
         $roles[] = 'ROLE_USER';
         $roles[] = 'ROLE_INSTRUCTOR';
+        $roles[] = 'ROLE_APPRENTI';
 
         return array_unique($roles);
     }