diff --git a/masquerade.module b/masquerade.module
index 0d375b7..26cb81a 100644
--- a/masquerade.module
+++ b/masquerade.module
@@ -992,7 +992,12 @@ function _masquerade_user_access($account) {
   }
 
   // return false on the first unmatched role
+  $auth_role = user_role_load(DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID);
   foreach ($account->roles as $rid => $role) {
+    if (DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID == $rid) {
+      $role = $auth_role->name;
+    }
+
     $permission = _masquerade_build_perm_string($role);
     if (!(user_access($permission, $user))) {
       return FALSE;