diff --git a/lib/models/ToolActivation.php b/lib/models/ToolActivation.php
index 448e6eb9fddb4acc48ef1a9fb0d2ff647348c0d4..3da9b8dd51dbdddef13843cbb98a094b2c226304 100644
--- a/lib/models/ToolActivation.php
+++ b/lib/models/ToolActivation.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class ToolActivation extends SimpleORMap
         if ($this->metadata['visibility'] === 'tutor') {
             return 'tutor';
         } else {
-            return 'autor';
+            return 'user';
         }
     }