diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
index cb2eb9b..ec049c1 100644
--- a/auth.go
+++ b/auth.go
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ import (
 var appName = "webutility"
 var secret = "webutility"
 
-type Role struct {
-	Name string `json:"name"`
-	ID   int64  `json:"id"`
-}
-
 // TokenClaims are JWT token claims.
 type TokenClaims struct {
 	// extending a struct
@@ -29,7 +24,7 @@ type TokenClaims struct {
 	Token     string `json:"access_token"`
 	TokenType string `json:"token_type"`
 	Username  string `json:"username"`
-	Role      string `json:"role"`
+	RoleName  string `json:"role"`
 	RoleID    int64  `json:"role_id"`
 	ExpiresIn int64  `json:"expires_in"`
 }
@@ -85,14 +80,14 @@ func CreateHash(str, presalt string) (hash, salt string, err error) {
 
 // CreateAuthToken returns JWT token with encoded username, role, expiration date and issuer claims.
 // It returns an error if it fails.
-func CreateAuthToken(username string, role Role) (TokenClaims, error) {
+func CreateAuthToken(username string, roleName string, roleID int64) (TokenClaims, error) {
 	t0 := (time.Now()).Unix()
 	t1 := (time.Now().Add(time.Hour * 24 * 7)).Unix()
 	claims := TokenClaims{
 		TokenType: "Bearer",
 		Username:  username,
-		Role:      role.Name,
-		RoleID:    role.ID,
+		RoleName:  roleName,
+		RoleID:    roleID,
 		ExpiresIn: t1 - t0,
 	}
 	// initialize jwt.StandardClaims fields (anonymous struct)
@@ -132,7 +127,7 @@ func RefreshAuthToken(tok string) (TokenClaims, error) {
 	}
 
 	// extend token expiration date
-	return CreateAuthToken(claims.Username, Role{claims.Role, claims.RoleID})
+	return CreateAuthToken(claims.Username, claims.RoleName, claims.RoleID)
 }
 
 func AuthCheck(req *http.Request, roles string) (*TokenClaims, error) {
@@ -158,7 +153,7 @@ func AuthCheck(req *http.Request, roles string) (*TokenClaims, error) {
 	parts := strings.Split(roles, ",")
 	for i, _ := range parts {
 		r := strings.Trim(parts[i], " ")
-		if claims.Role == r {
+		if claims.RoleName == r {
 			return claims, nil
 		}
 	}