diff --git a/blocks/community/communitycourse.php b/blocks/community/communitycourse.php
index fe21d76b15f..a7224e5c52e 100644
--- a/blocks/community/communitycourse.php
+++ b/blocks/community/communitycourse.php
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ $fromformdata['subject'] = optional_param('subject', 'all', PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT);
 $fromformdata['audience'] = optional_param('audience', 'all', PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT);
 $fromformdata['language'] = optional_param('language', current_language(), PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT);
 $fromformdata['educationallevel'] = optional_param('educationallevel', 'all', PARAM_ALPHANUMEXT);
-$fromformdata['downloadable'] = optional_param('downloadable', 1, PARAM_ALPHANUM);
+$fromformdata['downloadable'] = optional_param('downloadable', $usercandownload, PARAM_ALPHANUM);
 $fromformdata['orderby'] = optional_param('orderby', 'newest', PARAM_ALPHA);
 $fromformdata['huburl'] = optional_param('huburl', HUB_MOODLEORGHUBURL, PARAM_URL);
 $fromformdata['search'] = $search;
diff --git a/blocks/community/forms.php b/blocks/community/forms.php
index cb8d7d3e188..552130ccf3d 100644
--- a/blocks/community/forms.php
+++ b/blocks/community/forms.php
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ class community_hub_search_form extends moodleform {
             } else {
                 $mform->addElement('hidden', 'downloadable', 0);
             }
+            $mform->setType('downloadable', PARAM_INT);
 
             $options = array();
             $options['all'] = get_string('any');