diff --git a/website_code/php/management/modify_roles.php b/website_code/php/management/modify_roles.php
index 77ec3fe55..0d2511a71 100644
--- a/website_code/php/management/modify_roles.php
+++ b/website_code/php/management/modify_roles.php
@@ -70,11 +70,14 @@
 
 	if(count($roles_to_unassign) > 0){
 		$questionMarks = "?";
+        $params = array($userid, $roles_to_unassign[0]);
 		for($i = 1; $i < count($roles_to_unassign);$i++){
+            $params[] = $roles_to_unassign[$i];
 			$questionMarks .= ", ?";
+
 		}
 		$query = "delete from logindetailsrole where userid=? and roleid in ({$questionMarks})";
-		$result = db_query($query, array($userid, ...$roles_to_unassign));
+		$result = db_query($query, $params);
 		if($result ===  false){
 			$return .= USERS_FAILED_REMOVE_ROLES . PHP_EOL;
 		}
diff --git a/website_code/php/management/user_groups.php b/website_code/php/management/user_groups.php
index fcff2a24c..a9e7e74ad 100644
--- a/website_code/php/management/user_groups.php
+++ b/website_code/php/management/user_groups.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-if (is_user_permitted("useradmin", /*"projectadmin"*/)) {
+if (is_user_permitted("useradmin")) {
 
     $database_id = database_connect("user groups list connected","user groups list failed");