diff --git a/room/models/room_booking.py b/room/models/room_booking.py
index f2b72a22d..ab3c4a8c4 100644
--- a/room/models/room_booking.py
+++ b/room/models/room_booking.py
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ class RoomBooking(models.Model):
         if self.meeting_type_id:
             host_role_id =  self.meeting_type_id.host_id.id
             host_employee = self.env['hr.employee'].search([
+                '|',
                 ('user_role_ids', 'in', host_role_id),
+                ('user_role_id', '=', host_role_id),
                 ('company_id', '=', self.meeting_type_id.company_id.id)
             ], limit=1)
             room_user_role_ids = self.meeting_type_id.room_users_ids.ids