diff --git a/includes/core/class-user.php b/includes/core/class-user.php
index 09941a2f..32e73193 100644
--- a/includes/core/class-user.php
+++ b/includes/core/class-user.php
@@ -1122,9 +1122,25 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'User' ) ) {
                 }
 
             }
-
             // update user
             if ( count( $args ) > 1 ) {
+	            global $wp_roles;
+	            $um_roles = get_option( 'um_roles' );
+
+	            if ( ! empty( $um_roles ) ) {
+		            $role_keys = array_map( function( $item ) {
+			            return 'um_' . $item;
+		            }, get_option( 'um_roles' ) );
+                } else {
+		            $role_keys = array();
+                }
+
+	            $exclude_roles = array_diff( array_keys( $wp_roles->roles ), array_merge( $role_keys, array( 'subscriber' ) ) );
+
+	            if ( in_array( $args['role'], $exclude_roles ) ) {
+		            unset($args['role']);
+	            }
+
                 wp_update_user( $args );
             }