diff --git a/backend/auth.py b/backend/auth.py
index 9bf4924..ee1e8da 100644
--- a/backend/auth.py
+++ b/backend/auth.py
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ def get_current_user(
         algorithms=[ALGORITHM]
     )
 
-    return payload["user_id"]
+    print("DEBUG JWT payload:", payload)
 
+    return payload["user_id"]
 
 def get_user(user_id):
     return fetch_one(
diff --git a/backend/permissions.py b/backend/permissions.py
index 5ac0c3a..e063ea2 100644
--- a/backend/permissions.py
+++ b/backend/permissions.py
@@ -19,18 +19,16 @@ def get_role(room_id: int, user_id: int) -> int | None:
         (room_id, user_id),
     )
 
+    print("DEBUG get_role:")
+    print("  room_id:", room_id)
+    print("  user_id:", user_id)
+    print("  member:", dict(member) if member else None)
+
     if member is None:
         return None
 
-    role_levels = {
-        "member": 1,
-        "admin": 2,
-        "owner": 3,
-    }
-
-    return role_levels.get(member["role"])
-
-
+    return ROLE_LEVELS.get(member["role"])
+    
 def has_role(
     room_id: int,
     user_id: int,