diff --git a/question/bank/columnsortorder/tests/behat/columnsortorder.feature b/question/bank/columnsortorder/tests/behat/columnsortorder.feature
index 82e81ea40b4..39649fd1e3c 100644
--- a/question/bank/columnsortorder/tests/behat/columnsortorder.feature
+++ b/question/bank/columnsortorder/tests/behat/columnsortorder.feature
@@ -79,3 +79,14 @@ Feature: An plugin column can be reordered and displayed in the question bank vi
     And I click on "Column sort order" "link"
     Then I should not see "Currently disabled question bank plugins:"
     And I should see "checkboxcustomcolumn"
+
+  Scenario: Reordering with disabled columns
+    When I log in as "admin"
+    And I navigate to "Plugins > Question bank plugins > Manage question bank plugins" in site administration
+    And I click on "Disable" "link" in the "Question statistics" "table_row"
+    And I click on "Enable" "link" in the "Question statistics" "table_row"
+    And I click on "Disable" "link" in the "Question statistics" "table_row"
+    And I am on the "Course 1" "core_question > course question bank" page
+    Then I should see "Question bank"
+    And "Create a new question" "button" should exist
+    # Really, we are just checking the question bank displayed without errors.
diff --git a/question/classes/local/bank/view.php b/question/classes/local/bank/view.php
index 722c8a90226..ca056ba9482 100644
--- a/question/classes/local/bank/view.php
+++ b/question/classes/local/bank/view.php
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class view {
             }
             foreach ($plugincolumnobjects as $columnobject) {
                 $columnname = $columnobject->get_column_name();
-                foreach ($corequestionbankcolumns as $key => $corequestionbankcolumn) {
+                foreach ($corequestionbankcolumns as $corequestionbankcolumn) {
                     if (!\core\plugininfo\qbank::is_plugin_enabled($componentname)) {
                         unset($questionbankclasscolumns[$columnname]);
                         continue;
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class view {
 
         // Mitigate the error in case of any regression.
         foreach ($questionbankclasscolumns as $shortname => $questionbankclasscolumn) {
-            if (empty($questionbankclasscolumn)) {
+            if (!is_object($questionbankclasscolumn)) {
                 unset($questionbankclasscolumns[$shortname]);
             }
         }