diff --git a/mod/assign/locallib.php b/mod/assign/locallib.php
index b792249ebe1..94d18719593 100644
--- a/mod/assign/locallib.php
+++ b/mod/assign/locallib.php
@@ -2983,13 +2983,13 @@ class assign {
         }
 
         if (has_all_capabilities(array('gradereport/grader:view', 'moodle/grade:viewall'), $this->get_course_context())) {
-            $grade = $this->output->action_link(new moodle_url('/grade/report/grader/index.php',
+            $gradestring = $this->output->action_link(new moodle_url('/grade/report/grader/index.php',
                                                               array('id'=>$this->get_course()->id)),
                                                 $gradinginfo->items[0]->grades[$userid]->str_grade);
         } else {
-            $grade = $gradinginfo->items[0]->grades[$userid]->str_grade;
+            $gradestring = $gradinginfo->items[0]->grades[$userid]->str_grade;
         }
-        $mform->addElement('static', 'finalgrade', get_string('currentgrade', 'assign').':' ,$grade);
+        $mform->addElement('static', 'finalgrade', get_string('currentgrade', 'assign').':', $gradestring);
 
 
         $mform->addElement('static', 'progress', '', get_string('gradingstudentprogress', 'assign', array('index'=>$rownum+1, 'count'=>count($useridlist))));