diff --git a/question/type/ordering/questiontype.php b/question/type/ordering/questiontype.php
index 8dc38dd9ad0..36272ada1f7 100644
--- a/question/type/ordering/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/ordering/questiontype.php
@@ -462,20 +462,20 @@ class qtype_ordering extends question_type {
      */
     public function extract_options_for_export(stdClass $question): array {
 
-        $layouttype = match ($question->options->layouttype) {
+        $layouttype = match (intval($question->options->layouttype)) {
             qtype_ordering_question::LAYOUT_VERTICAL => 'VERTICAL',
             qtype_ordering_question::LAYOUT_HORIZONTAL => 'HORIZONTAL',
             default => '', // Shouldn't happen !!
         };
 
-        $selecttype = match ($question->options->selecttype) {
+        $selecttype = match (intval($question->options->selecttype)) {
             qtype_ordering_question::SELECT_ALL => 'ALL',
             qtype_ordering_question::SELECT_RANDOM => 'RANDOM',
             qtype_ordering_question::SELECT_CONTIGUOUS => 'CONTIGUOUS',
             default => '', // Shouldn't happen !!
         };
 
-        $gradingtype = match ($question->options->gradingtype) {
+        $gradingtype = match (intval($question->options->gradingtype)) {
             qtype_ordering_question::GRADING_ALL_OR_NOTHING => 'ALL_OR_NOTHING',
             qtype_ordering_question::GRADING_ABSOLUTE_POSITION => 'ABSOLUTE_POSITION',
             qtype_ordering_question::GRADING_RELATIVE_NEXT_EXCLUDE_LAST => 'RELATIVE_NEXT_EXCLUDE_LAST',
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ class qtype_ordering extends question_type {
             default => '', // Shouldn't happen !!
         };
 
-        $showgrading = match ($question->options->showgrading) {
+        $showgrading = match (intval($question->options->showgrading)) {
             0 => 'HIDE',
             1 => 'SHOW',
             default => '', // Shouldn't happen !!
diff --git a/question/type/ordering/tests/fixtures/testexport.gift.txt b/question/type/ordering/tests/fixtures/testexport.gift.txt
index 3dd297b3ebd..eb059a85e38 100644
--- a/question/type/ordering/tests/fixtures/testexport.gift.txt
+++ b/question/type/ordering/tests/fixtures/testexport.gift.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // question: 123  name: Moodle
 // [id:myid]
-::Moodle::[html]Put these words in order.{>2     none
+::Moodle::[html]Put these words in order.{>2 ALL HORIZONTAL RELATIVE_ALL_PREVIOUS_AND_NEXT SHOW none
 Modular
 Object
 Oriented
diff --git a/question/type/ordering/tests/fixtures/testexport.moodle.xml b/question/type/ordering/tests/fixtures/testexport.moodle.xml
index 7e0fa9839c0..4ceaa6b6f53 100644
--- a/question/type/ordering/tests/fixtures/testexport.moodle.xml
+++ b/question/type/ordering/tests/fixtures/testexport.moodle.xml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
     <penalty>0.3333333</penalty>
     <hidden>0</hidden>
     <idnumber>myid</idnumber>
-    <layouttype></layouttype>
-    <selecttype></selecttype>
+    <layouttype>HORIZONTAL</layouttype>
+    <selecttype>ALL</selecttype>
     <selectcount>2</selectcount>
-    <gradingtype></gradingtype>
-    <showgrading></showgrading>
+    <gradingtype>RELATIVE_ALL_PREVIOUS_AND_NEXT</gradingtype>
+    <showgrading>SHOW</showgrading>
     <numberingstyle>none</numberingstyle>
     <correctfeedback format="html">
       <text>Well done!</text>