diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
index 47c8fc191384045624e7b39960aea346427ed0c9..a8de515d57532116380be38a0a4c0fe0586a9447 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ exports.PosModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
                 });
                 if (user.id === session.uid) {
                     self.user = user;
-                    self.employee = user;
+                    self.employee.name = user.name;
+                    self.employee.role = user.role;
                     self.employee.user_id = [user.id, user.name];
                 }
             });