diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/roles.json b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/roles.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 43290d52bc..0000000000
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/roles.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,578 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "0": {
-    "description": "",
-    "name": "Administrator",
-    "permissions": {
-      "content-manager": {
-        "controllers": {
-          "contentmanager": {
-            "models": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "find": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "count": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "findOne": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "create": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "update": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "delete": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "identity": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      "content-type-builder": {
-        "controllers": {
-          "contenttypebuilder": {
-            "getModels": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "getModel": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "getConnections": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "createModel": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "updateModel": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "deleteModel": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "autoReload": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "checkTableExists": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "identity": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      "settings-manager": {
-        "controllers": {
-          "settingsmanager": {
-            "menu": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "environments": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "languages": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "databases": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "database": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "databaseModel": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "get": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "update": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "createLanguage": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "deleteLanguage": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "createDatabase": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "updateDatabase": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "deleteDatabase": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "autoReload": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "identity": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      "users-permissions": {
-        "controllers": {
-          "auth": {
-            "identity": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "callback": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "register": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "forgotPassword": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "changePassword": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            }
-          },
-          "user": {
-            "identity": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "find": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "findOne": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "create": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "update": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "destroy": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            }
-          },
-          "userspermissions": {
-            "createRole": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "deleteProvider": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "deleteRole": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "getPermissions": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "getPolicies": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "getRole": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "getRoles": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "getRoutes": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "index": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "init": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "searchUsers": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "updateRole": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "identity": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      "application": {
-        "controllers": {
-          "bite": {
-            "find": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "findOne": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "create": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "update": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "destroy": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "identity": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "1": {
-    "name": "Guest",
-    "description": "",
-    "permissions": {
-      "application": {
-        "controllers": {
-          "bite": {
-            "find": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "findOne": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "create": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "update": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "destroy": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "identity": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      "content-manager": {
-        "controllers": {
-          "contentmanager": {
-            "models": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "find": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "count": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "findOne": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "create": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "update": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "delete": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "identity": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      "content-type-builder": {
-        "controllers": {
-          "contenttypebuilder": {
-            "getModels": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "getModel": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "getConnections": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "createModel": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "updateModel": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "deleteModel": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "autoReload": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "checkTableExists": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "identity": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      "settings-manager": {
-        "controllers": {
-          "settingsmanager": {
-            "menu": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "environments": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "languages": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "databases": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "database": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "databaseModel": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "get": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "update": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "createLanguage": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "deleteLanguage": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "createDatabase": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "updateDatabase": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "deleteDatabase": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "autoReload": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "identity": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      "users-permissions": {
-        "controllers": {
-          "auth": {
-            "callback": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "register": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "forgotPassword": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "changePassword": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "identity": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            }
-          },
-          "user": {
-            "find": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "findOne": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "create": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "update": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "destroy": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "identity": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            }
-          },
-          "userspermissions": {
-            "createRole": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "deleteProvider": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "deleteRole": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "getPermissions": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "getPolicies": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "getRole": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "getRoles": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "getRoutes": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "index": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "init": {
-              "enabled": true,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "searchUsers": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "updateRole": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            },
-            "identity": {
-              "enabled": false,
-              "policy": ""
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/services/UsersPermissions.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/services/UsersPermissions.js
index 5792ee41f4..9c61acecf9 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/services/UsersPermissions.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/services/UsersPermissions.js
@@ -169,7 +169,33 @@ module.exports = {
     const appActions = Service.getActions();
     const roleConfigPath = Service.getRoleConfigPath();
     const writePermissions = Service.writePermissions;
-    const currentRoles = require(roleConfigPath);
+    let currentRoles;
+
+    try {
+      currentRoles = require(roleConfigPath);
+    } catch(err) {
+      currentRoles = {
+        '0': {
+          description: '',
+          name: 'Administrator',
+          permissions: {
+            application: {
+              controllers: {},
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        '1': {
+          description: '',
+          name: 'Guest',
+          permissions: {
+            application: {
+              controllers: {},
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      };
+    }
+
     const remove = await Service.updateData(_.cloneDeep(currentRoles));
     const added = await Service.updateData(_.cloneDeep(remove), 'set');
 
@@ -205,6 +231,13 @@ module.exports = {
     });
   },
 
+  updateUserRole: async (user, role) => {
+    await strapi.query('user', 'users-permissions').update({
+      _id: user._id || user.id,
+      role: role.toString()
+    });
+  },
+
   writePermissions: (data) => {
     const roleConfigPath = strapi.plugins['users-permissions'].services.userspermissions.getRoleConfigPath();
 
@@ -214,11 +247,4 @@ module.exports = {
       strapi.log.error(err);
     }
   },
-
-  updateUserRole: async (user, role) => {
-    await strapi.query('user', 'users-permissions').update({
-      _id: user._id || user.id,
-      role: role.toString()
-    });
-  }
 };