diff --git a/awx/sso/backends.py b/awx/sso/backends.py
index 3d5edb7ec9..4f479b954f 100644
--- a/awx/sso/backends.py
+++ b/awx/sso/backends.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def on_populate_user(sender, **kwargs):
         team, created = Team.objects.get_or_create(name=team_name, organization=org)
         users_opts = team_opts.get('users', None)
         remove = bool(team_opts.get('remove', True))
-        _update_m2m_from_groups(user, ldap_user, team.member_role.users, users_opts,
+        _update_m2m_from_groups(user, ldap_user, team.member_role.members, users_opts,
                                 remove)
 
     # Update user profile to store LDAP DN.