diff --git a/mod/assignment/type/online/db/mysql.php b/mod/assignment/type/online/db/mysql.php
index a101daf53a7..499b9e2532d 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/type/online/db/mysql.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/type/online/db/mysql.php
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ function assignment_online_upgrade($oldversion)  {
                                                                         // to Online Assignment
         if ($journals = get_records('journal')) {
 
-            $affectedcourses[$journal->course] = $journal->course;
-
             require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/course/lib.php');
 
             $assignmentmodule = get_record('modules', 'name', 'assignment');
 
             foreach ($journals as $journal) {
 
+                $affectedcourses[$journal->course] = $journal->course;
+
             /// First create the assignment instance
                 $assignment = new object();
                 $assignment->course = $journal->course;
diff --git a/mod/assignment/type/online/db/postgres7.php b/mod/assignment/type/online/db/postgres7.php
index a101daf53a7..499b9e2532d 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/type/online/db/postgres7.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/type/online/db/postgres7.php
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ function assignment_online_upgrade($oldversion)  {
                                                                         // to Online Assignment
         if ($journals = get_records('journal')) {
 
-            $affectedcourses[$journal->course] = $journal->course;
-
             require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/course/lib.php');
 
             $assignmentmodule = get_record('modules', 'name', 'assignment');
 
             foreach ($journals as $journal) {
 
+                $affectedcourses[$journal->course] = $journal->course;
+
             /// First create the assignment instance
                 $assignment = new object();
                 $assignment->course = $journal->course;