diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/service/AuthenticationService.java b/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/service/AuthenticationService.java
index d9106c0c1..538f1890d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/service/AuthenticationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nike/cerberus/service/AuthenticationService.java
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ public IamRoleAuthResponse authenticate(IamRoleCredentialsV2 credentials) {
         if (getAdminRoleArnSet().contains(iamRoleArn)) {
             meta.put(VaultAuthPrincipal.METADATA_KEY_IS_ADMIN, Boolean.toString(true));
             groups.add("admin-iam-principals");
+        } else {
+             meta.put(VaultAuthPrincipal.METADATA_KEY_IS_ADMIN, Boolean.toString(false));
         }
         meta.put(VaultAuthPrincipal.METADATA_KEY_GROUPS, StringUtils.join(groups, ','));