diff --git a/course/index.php b/course/index.php
index e87312848e2..ce1466a494f 100644
--- a/course/index.php
+++ b/course/index.php
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ if (!$categories = get_categories()) {    /// No category yet!
     $tempcat->context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSECAT, $tempcat->id);
     mark_context_dirty('/'.SYSCONTEXTID);
     fix_course_sortorder(); // Required to build course_categories.depth and .path.
+    set_config('defaultrequestcategory', $tempcat->id);
 }
 
 /// Move a category to a new parent if required
@@ -394,4 +395,4 @@ function print_category_edit($category, $displaylist, $parentslist, $depth=-1, $
             print_category_edit($cat, $displaylist, $parentslist, $depth+1, $up, $down);
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}