diff --git a/interactions/models/discord/guild.py b/interactions/models/discord/guild.py
index 54208bfb0..06dfeebe7 100644
--- a/interactions/models/discord/guild.py
+++ b/interactions/models/discord/guild.py
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ async def create_role(
         if name:
             payload["name"] = name
 
-        if permissions:
+        if permissions is not MISSING and permissions is not None:
             payload["permissions"] = str(int(permissions))
 
         if colour := colour or color: