diff --git a/reportbuilder/classes/form/audience.php b/reportbuilder/classes/form/audience.php
index 578254c0eba..497f5eb1a13 100644
--- a/reportbuilder/classes/form/audience.php
+++ b/reportbuilder/classes/form/audience.php
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ class audience extends dynamic_form {
     protected function check_access_for_dynamic_submission(): void {
         $audience = $this->get_audience();
 
+        $report = $audience->get_persistent()->get_report();
+        permission::require_can_edit_report($report);
+
         // Check whether we are able to add/edit the current audience.
         $audience->get_persistent()->get('id') === 0
             ? $audience->require_user_can_add()
@@ -121,10 +124,6 @@ class audience extends dynamic_form {
         $formdata = $this->get_data();
         $audience = $this->get_audience();
 
-        // Check permissions.
-        $report = manager::get_report_from_id($formdata->reportid);
-        permission::require_can_edit_report($report->get_report_persistent());
-
         $configdata = $audience::retrieve_configdata($formdata);
         if (!$formdata->id) {
             // New audience.
diff --git a/reportbuilder/classes/local/audiences/base.php b/reportbuilder/classes/local/audiences/base.php
index 91fc0323865..834e24971a1 100644
--- a/reportbuilder/classes/local/audiences/base.php
+++ b/reportbuilder/classes/local/audiences/base.php
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ abstract class base {
      *
      * @throws report_access_exception
      */
-    public function require_user_can_add(): void {
+    final public function require_user_can_add(): void {
         if (!$this->user_can_add()) {
             throw new report_access_exception('errorreportedit');
         }
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ abstract class base {
      *
      * @throws report_access_exception
      */
-    public function require_user_can_edit(): void {
+    final public function require_user_can_edit(): void {
         if (!$this->user_can_edit()) {
             throw new report_access_exception('errorreportedit');
         }