Index: impl/src/java/org/sakaiproject/profile2/logic/ProfileWorksiteLogicImpl.java
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--- impl/src/java/org/sakaiproject/profile2/logic/ProfileWorksiteLogicImpl.java	(revision 127587)
+++ impl/src/java/org/sakaiproject/profile2/logic/ProfileWorksiteLogicImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 			User owner = sakaiProxy.getUserById(ownerId);
 			if (null != owner) {
 				// false == provided
-				site.addMember(ownerId, ROLE_MAINTAIN, true, false);					
+				site.addMember(ownerId, site.getMaintainRole(), true, false);
 			} else {
 				log.warn("unknown user " + ownerId + " tried to create worksite");
 				return false;