diff --git a/webservice/lib.php b/webservice/lib.php
index 61963d9c701..a0d6e2323dd 100644
--- a/webservice/lib.php
+++ b/webservice/lib.php
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ abstract class webservice_server implements webservice_server_interface {
             }
 
             $this->restricted_context = get_context_instance_by_id($token->contextid);
+            $this->restricted_serviceid = $token->externalserviceid;
 
             $user = $DB->get_record('user', array('id'=>$token->userid, 'deleted'=>0), '*', MUST_EXIST);