diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01d6e0f..8704e1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ new_user = keycloak_admin.create_user({"email": "example@example.fr",
                     "lastName": "Example",
                     "attributes": {
                       "locale": ["fr"]
-                    })
+                    }})
 
 # User counter
 count_users = keycloak_admin.users_count()
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ role = keycloak_admin.get_client_role(client_id="client_id", role_name="role_nam
 role_id = keycloak_admin.get_client_role_id(client_id="client_id", role_name="test")
 
 # Create client role
-keycloak_admin.create_client_role(client_role_id='client_id', {'name': 'roleName', 'clientRole': True})
+keycloak_admin.create_client_role(client_role_id='client_id', payload={'name': 'roleName', 'clientRole': True})
 
 # Assign client role to user. Note that BOTH role_name and role_id appear to be required.
 keycloak_admin.assign_client_role(client_id="client_id", user_id="user_id", role_id="role_id", role_name="test")
diff --git a/src/keycloak/keycloak_admin.py b/src/keycloak/keycloak_admin.py
index df53859..ffc3cde 100644
--- a/src/keycloak/keycloak_admin.py
+++ b/src/keycloak/keycloak_admin.py
@@ -1361,9 +1361,11 @@ class KeycloakAdmin:
         """
 
         if skip_exists:
-            res = self.get_client_role(client_id=client_role_id, role_name=payload["name"])
-            if res:
+            try:
+                res = self.get_client_role(client_id=client_role_id, role_name=payload["name"])
                 return res["name"]
+            except KeycloakGetError:
+                pass
 
         params_path = {"realm-name": self.realm_name, "id": client_role_id}
         data_raw = self.raw_post(
@@ -1480,9 +1482,11 @@ class KeycloakAdmin:
         """
 
         if skip_exists:
-            role = self.get_realm_role(role_name=payload["name"])
-            if role is not None:
+            try:
+                role = self.get_realm_role(role_name=payload["name"])
                 return role["name"]
+            except KeycloakGetError:
+                pass
 
         params_path = {"realm-name": self.realm_name}
         data_raw = self.raw_post(
diff --git a/tests/test_keycloak_admin.py b/tests/test_keycloak_admin.py
index 6b04af7..2990621 100644
--- a/tests/test_keycloak_admin.py
+++ b/tests/test_keycloak_admin.py
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ def test_realm_roles(admin: KeycloakAdmin, realm: str):
     assert members == list(), members
 
     # Test create realm role
-    role_id = admin.create_realm_role(payload={"name": "test-realm-role"})
+    role_id = admin.create_realm_role(payload={"name": "test-realm-role"}, skip_exists=True)
     assert role_id, role_id
     with pytest.raises(KeycloakPostError) as err:
         admin.create_realm_role(payload={"name": "test-realm-role"})
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ def test_client_roles(admin: KeycloakAdmin, client: str):
 
     # Test create client role
     client_role_id = admin.create_client_role(
-        client_role_id=client, payload={"name": "client-role-test"}
+        client_role_id=client, payload={"name": "client-role-test"}, skip_exists=True
     )
     with pytest.raises(KeycloakPostError) as err:
         admin.create_client_role(client_role_id=client, payload={"name": "client-role-test"})