diff --git a/api/src/services/db/memberService.ts b/api/src/services/db/memberService.ts
index 1b97e07..faa94f9 100644
--- a/api/src/services/db/memberService.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/db/memberService.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,10 @@ export async function getMembersFull(ids: number[]): Promise<MemberCardDetails[]
             loa_until: row.loa_until ? new Date(row.loa_until) : undefined,
         };
         // roles comes as array of strings; parse each one
-        const roles: Role[] = row.roles;
+        const roles: Role[] =
+            typeof row.roles === "string"
+                ? JSON.parse(row.roles)
+                : row.roles;
 
         return { member, roles };
     });