diff --git a/mod/assignment/lib.php b/mod/assignment/lib.php
index 2613028ea22..6b1c626fdb9 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/lib.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/lib.php
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ function assignment_cron () {
                 continue;
             }
             
-            if (!has_capability('moodle/course:view', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $submission->course))) {
+            if (!has_capability('moodle/course:view', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $submission->course), $user->id)) {
                 echo fullname($user)." not an active participant in $course->shortname\n";
                 continue;
             }