diff --git a/tests/user_management.rb b/tests/user_management.rb
index 25547c3..8430b16 100644
--- a/tests/user_management.rb
+++ b/tests/user_management.rb
@@ -491,8 +491,9 @@ class Test_10_SUPPADMIN_party_management< Test::Unit::TestCase
     menu('Create Party')
     
     #select the type of party to create
-    @@ie.select_list(:id,'P61_PRTY_TYPE').set('User')
-    
+    #@@ie.select_list(:id,'P61_PRTY_TYPE').set('User')
+    #this now should default to the 'User' role so search for that instead
+    assert(@@ie.contains_text('User'),'Could not find default User role type display text')
     # set the field values
     #@@ie.text_field(:id,'').set('')
     @@ie.text_field(:id,'P61_USERNAME').set('SuppAgent2')