diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/serializers.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/serializers.py
index 6b90e6ee33..ac6a6ac389 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/serializers.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/serializers.py
@@ -169,12 +169,23 @@ def get_avatar_url(self, obj):
 
 class LegacyRoleSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
-    # username = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+    # core cli uses this field to emit the list of
+    # results from a role search so it must exit
+    username = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+
+    # this has to be the real github org/user so that
+    # role installs will work
     github_user = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+
+    # this has to be the real github repository name
+    # so that role installs will work
     github_repo = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+
     github_branch = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+
     commit = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     commit_message = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+
     description = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     summary_fields = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     upstream_id = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
@@ -188,7 +199,7 @@ class Meta:
             'created',
             'modified',
             'github_user',
-            # 'username',
+            'username',
             'github_repo',
             'github_branch',
             'commit',
@@ -235,8 +246,8 @@ def get_github_user(self, obj):
             return obj.full_metadata['github_user']
         return obj.namespace.name
 
-    # def get_username(self, obj):
-    #     return obj.namespace.name
+    def get_username(self, obj):
+        return obj.namespace.name
 
     def get_github_repo(self, obj):
         """
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_community.py b/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_community.py
index c0f35c3aaa..60bead6b25 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_community.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_community.py
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ def test_v1_autocomplete_search(ansible_config):
     # query by user
     resp = api_client(f'/api/v1/roles/?owner__username={github_user}')
     assert resp['count'] > 0
-    usernames = sorted(set([x['username'] for x in resp['results']]))
+    usernames = sorted(set([x['github_user'] for x in resp['results']]))
     assert usernames == [github_user]
 
     # validate autocomplete search only finds the relevant roles
@@ -566,11 +566,11 @@ def get_roles(page_size=1, order_by='created'):
     urls, all_roles = get_roles(page_size=1, order_by='created')
     roles = [[x['created'], x['id']] for x in all_roles]
 
-    # make sure all 10 show up ...
-    assert len(roles) == 10
+    total_count = len(urls)
+    assert total_count >= 10
 
-    # make sure all pages were visited
-    assert len(urls) == 10
+    # make sure all 10 show up ...
+    assert len(roles) == total_count
 
     # make sure no duplicates found
     assert [x[1] for x in roles] == sorted(set([x[1] for x in roles]))
@@ -581,9 +581,10 @@ def get_roles(page_size=1, order_by='created'):
     # repeat with ordered by name ...
     urls, all_roles = get_roles(page_size=1, order_by='name')
     roles = [x['name'] for x in all_roles]
+
     assert roles == sorted(roles)
-    assert len(roles) == 10
-    assert len(sorted(set(roles))) == 10
+    assert len(roles) == total_count
+    assert len(sorted(set(roles))) == total_count
 
     # cleanup
     clean_all_roles(ansible_config)
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/utils/legacy.py b/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/utils/legacy.py
index 6695310e9c..feb627ca2a 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/utils/legacy.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/utils/legacy.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def clean_all_roles(ansible_config):
             break
         next_url = resp['next']
 
-    usernames = [x['username'] for x in pre_existing]
+    usernames = [x['github_user'] for x in pre_existing]
     usernames = sorted(set(usernames))
     for username in usernames:
         cleanup_social_user(username, ansible_config)