diff --git a/lib/Controller/LocalController.php b/lib/Controller/LocalController.php
index 93ca87910..e1398892c 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/LocalController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/LocalController.php
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ public function memberLevel(string $circleId, string $memberId, $level): DataRes
 			$this->setCurrentFederatedUser();
 
 			$memberUser = $this->permissionService->userMustBeMember($this->userSession->getUser()->getUID(), $circleId);
-			$this->permissionService->memberMustBeAtLeastModerator($memberUser);
+			$this->permissionService->memberMustBeAtLeastAdmin($memberUser);
 
 			if (is_int($level)) {
 				$level = Member::parseLevelInt($level);