diff --git a/pybis/src/python/pybis/attribute.py b/pybis/src/python/pybis/attribute.py
index 6d01ebf9f853361bdc34d5e73e0d67dac949ed32..33d104cb416071c52c71974f1ce4e38df7c289f2 100644
--- a/pybis/src/python/pybis/attribute.py
+++ b/pybis/src/python/pybis/attribute.py
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ class AttrHolder():
 
         name_map = {
             'group': 'authorizationGroup',
-            'roles': 'roleAssignments'
+            'roles': 'roleAssignments',
+            'permid' : 'permId',
         }
         if name in name_map:
             name = name_map[name]