diff --git a/meshtastic/node.py b/meshtastic/node.py
index 51b0eed..3554cc1 100644
--- a/meshtastic/node.py
+++ b/meshtastic/node.py
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class Node:
         if u.get("hwModel") and u["hwModel"] != "UNSET":
             contact.user.hw_model = mesh_pb2.HardwareModel.Value(u["hwModel"])
         if u.get("role"):
-            contact.user.role = u["role"]
+            contact.user.role = config_pb2.Config.DeviceConfig.Role.Value(u["role"])
         if u.get("publicKey"):
             contact.user.public_key = base64.b64decode(u["publicKey"])
         if u.get("isLicensed"):
diff --git a/meshtastic/tests/test_node.py b/meshtastic/tests/test_node.py
index 6006f99..7065fc0 100644
--- a/meshtastic/tests/test_node.py
+++ b/meshtastic/tests/test_node.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 """Meshtastic unit tests for node.py"""
 # pylint: disable=C0302
 
+import base64
 import logging
 import re
-import base64
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest