diff --git a/src/app/(payload)/access/isAdmin.ts b/src/app/(payload)/access/isAdmin.ts
index 80a979d..d649515 100644
--- a/src/app/(payload)/access/isAdmin.ts
+++ b/src/app/(payload)/access/isAdmin.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import { Access } from 'payload/types'
 import type { User } from 'types/payload-types'
 
 export const isAdmin = ({ req: { user } }: any) => {
+  if (!user.roles) {
+    return false
+  }
+
   if (user && user.roles?.includes('admin')) {
     return true
   }
@@ -10,6 +14,10 @@ export const isAdmin = ({ req: { user } }: any) => {
 }
 
 export const isAdminOrCreatedBy = ({ req: { user } }: any) => {
+  if (user.role) {
+    return false
+  }
+
   if (user && user.role === 'admin') {
     return true
   }
@@ -27,6 +35,10 @@ export const isAdminOrCreatedBy = ({ req: { user } }: any) => {
 
 export const isAdminOrSelf = ({ req: { user } }: any) => {
   if (user) {
+    if (!user.roles) {
+      return false
+    }
+
     if (user.roles?.includes('admin')) {
       return true
     }
diff --git a/src/app/(payload)/access/isEditor.ts b/src/app/(payload)/access/isEditor.ts
index 4a93211..e25dbe5 100644
--- a/src/app/(payload)/access/isEditor.ts
+++ b/src/app/(payload)/access/isEditor.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import { Access, FieldAccess } from 'payload/types'
 import type { User } from 'types/payload-types'
 
 export const isEditor = ({ req: { user } }: any) => {
+  if (!user.roles) {
+    return false
+  }
+
   if (user && user?.roles?.some((role: string) => ['editor', 'admin'].includes(role))) {
     return true
   }
diff --git a/src/app/(payload)/access/isUser.ts b/src/app/(payload)/access/isUser.ts
index 18cede9..5b9fdde 100644
--- a/src/app/(payload)/access/isUser.ts
+++ b/src/app/(payload)/access/isUser.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import { Access, FieldAccess } from 'payload/types'
 import type { User } from 'types/payload-types'
 
 export const isUser = ({ req: { user } }: any) => {
+  if (!user.roles) {
+    return false
+  }
+
   if (user && user?.roles?.some((role: string) => ['user', 'editor', 'admin'].includes(role))) {
     return true
   }