diff --git a/grade/edit/tree/outcomeitem.php b/grade/edit/tree/outcomeitem.php
index 6bea8b76b53..aa90c215226 100644
--- a/grade/edit/tree/outcomeitem.php
+++ b/grade/edit/tree/outcomeitem.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ if ($item = get_record('grade_items', 'id', $id, 'courseid', $course->id)) {
     } else {
         $item->cmid = 0;
     }
+    $item = new grade_item($item);
 
 } else {
     $item = new grade_item(array('courseid'=>$courseid, 'itemtype'=>'manual'));