diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/basic/PermissionList.java b/guacamole/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/basic/PermissionList.java
index 54a5a6cfc..b80d20a9b 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/basic/PermissionList.java
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/guacamole/net/basic/PermissionList.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class PermissionList extends AuthenticatingHttpServlet {
         throws GuacamoleException {
 
         switch (type) {
-            case CREATE: return "read";
+            case CREATE: return "create";
         }
     
         throw new GuacamoleException("Unknown permission type: " + type);