diff --git a/apps/permissions/managers.py b/apps/permissions/managers.py
index b009bc7a2f..7c82a562a2 100644
--- a/apps/permissions/managers.py
+++ b/apps/permissions/managers.py
@@ -16,9 +16,17 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class RoleMemberManager(models.Manager):
     def get_roles_for_member(self, member_obj):
-        member_obj = AnonymousUserSingleton.objects.passthru_check(member_obj)
-        member_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(member_obj)
-        return (role_member.role for role_member in self.model.objects.filter(member_type=member_type, member_id=member_obj.pk))
+        """
+        Return the roles to which a member_obj belongs to.
+        """
+        try:
+            return self.model._member_roles_cache[member_obj]
+        except KeyError:
+            member_obj = AnonymousUserSingleton.objects.passthru_check(member_obj)
+            member_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(member_obj)
+            roles = [role_member.role for role_member in self.model.objects.filter(member_type=member_type, member_id=member_obj.pk)]
+            self.model._member_roles_cache[member_obj] = roles
+            return roles
 
 
 class StoredPermissionManager(models.Manager):
diff --git a/apps/permissions/models.py b/apps/permissions/models.py
index b989d83e42..1a5361df07 100644
--- a/apps/permissions/models.py
+++ b/apps/permissions/models.py
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ class Permission(object):
                 namespace=self.namespace.name,
                 name=self.name,
             )
-            stored_permission.label = self.label
-            stored_permission.save()
             stored_permission.volatile_permission = self
             self.__class__._stored_permissions_cache[self] = stored_permission
             return stored_permission
@@ -241,12 +239,15 @@ class Role(models.Model):
             member_id=member.pk)
         if not created:
             raise Exception('Unable to add member to role')
+        else:
+            RoleMember._member_roles_cache = None
 
     def remove_member(self, member):
         member = AnonymousUserSingleton.objects.passthru_check(member)
         member_type=ContentType.objects.get_for_model(member)
         role_member = RoleMember.objects.get(role=self, member_type=member_type, member_id=member.pk)
         role_member.delete()
+        RoleMember._member_roles_cache = None
 
     def members(self, filter_dict=None):
         filter_dict = filter_dict or {}
@@ -254,6 +255,8 @@ class Role(models.Model):
 
 
 class RoleMember(models.Model):
+    _member_roles_cache = {}
+
     role = models.ForeignKey(Role, verbose_name=_(u'role'))
     member_type = models.ForeignKey(ContentType,
         related_name='role_member',