diff --git a/openpype/tools/settings/__init__.py b/openpype/tools/settings/__init__.py
index 8f60276cc4..1a4752fe54 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/settings/__init__.py
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ from .settings import (
 
 def main(user_role=None):
     if user_role is None:
-        user_role = "artist"
-    else:
-        user_role_low = user_role.lower()
-        allowed_roles = ("developer", "manager", "artist")
-        if user_role_low not in allowed_roles:
-            raise ValueError("Invalid user role \"{}\". Expected {}".format(
-                user_role, ", ".join(allowed_roles)
-            ))
+        user_role = "manager"
+
+    user_role_low = user_role.lower()
+    allowed_roles = ("developer", "manager")
+    if user_role_low not in allowed_roles:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid user role \"{}\". Expected {}".format(
+            user_role, ", ".join(allowed_roles)
+        ))
 
     app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
     app.setWindowIcon(QtGui.QIcon(style.app_icon_path()))