diff --git a/paranoia.module b/paranoia.module
index 0d541c6..40614ae 100644
--- a/paranoia.module
+++ b/paranoia.module
@@ -33,9 +33,22 @@ function paranoia_system_info_alter(array &$info, Extension $file, $type) {
  * Implements hook_ENTITY_TYPE_presave() for user_role entities.
  */
 function paranoia_user_role_presave(RoleInterface $role) {
-  if ($role->isAdmin() || (isset($role->original) && $role->original->isAdmin())) {
+  // SWS modification.
+  // We don't want to unset the admin role, we want to set it to the
+  // "administrator" role.
+  $rid = $role->id();
+  // Only operate on roles that are not "administrator".
+  if ($rid !== "administrator") {
+    // Set the Boolean of "is_admin" to false.
     $role->setIsAdmin(FALSE);
-    \Drupal::service('logger.channel.paranoia')->alert('An attempt to elevate the role %role_label to admin was detected and blocked.', ['%role_label' => $role->label()]);
+    // Now we need to load the administrator role and set "is_admin" to TRUE.
+    $adminrole = Role::load("administrator");
+    if (isset($adminrole)) {
+      $adminrole->setIsAdmin(TRUE);
+      $adminrole->save();
+    }
+    // See https://www.drupal.org/project/paranoia/issues/2940603.
+    \Drupal::service('logger.channel.paranoia')->info('An attempt to elevate the role %role_label to admin was detected and blocked.', ['%role_label' => $role->label()]);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ParanoiaDefanger.php b/src/ParanoiaDefanger.php
index d9a91f9..8fb9238 100644
--- a/src/ParanoiaDefanger.php
+++ b/src/ParanoiaDefanger.php
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ class ParanoiaDefanger {
       ->execute();
 
     foreach ($admin_roles as $rid) {
+      // SWS modification.
+      // Do not do this for the "administrator" role.
+      if ($rid === "administrator") {
+        continue;
+      }
       $role = $role_storage->load($rid);
       $role->setIsAdmin(FALSE)->save();
       $this->logger->notice('Removed the admin role property from the %title role.', ['%title' => $role->label()]);