diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/security/model/Role.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/security/model/Role.java
index 087b1457a..c7f1112b3 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/security/model/Role.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/security/model/Role.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public Role(String name, int rank) {
 
     //Ignore properties annotation here is to prevent stack overflow recursive error during JSON serialization
     @JsonIgnoreProperties("roles")
-    @ManyToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL, mappedBy = "roles", fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
+    @ManyToMany(mappedBy = "roles", fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
     private Set<User> users = new HashSet<>();
 
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/security/model/User.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/security/model/User.java
index 5993aea72..edb7c542a 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/security/model/User.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/security/model/User.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class User extends AbstractAuditable {
     private String role;
 
     @JsonIgnore
-    @ManyToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
+    @ManyToMany(cascade = CascadeType.PERSIST)
     @JoinTable(name = "user_role", joinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "user_id"), inverseJoinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "role_id"))
     private Set<Role> roles = new HashSet<>();