diff --git a/mod/glossary/db/mysql.php b/mod/glossary/db/mysql.php
index 145e5dd1570..038d1e01406 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/db/mysql.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/db/mysql.php
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ function glossary_upgrade($oldversion) {
   
   if ( $oldversion < 2004051400 ) {
         print_simple_box("This update might take several seconds.<p>The more glossaries, entries and aliases you have created, the more it will take so please be patient.","center", "50%", "$THEME->cellheading", "20", "noticebox");
-        if ( $entries = get_records("glossary_entries")) {
+        if ( $entries = get_records("glossary_entries", '', '', '', 'id,concept')) {
             foreach($entries as $entry) {
                 set_field("glossary_entries","concept",addslashes(trim($entry->concept)),"id",$entry->id);
             }
diff --git a/mod/glossary/db/postgres7.php b/mod/glossary/db/postgres7.php
index 0921803dd21..c846dbe4560 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/db/postgres7.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/db/postgres7.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function glossary_upgrade($oldversion) {
 
   if ( $oldversion < 2004051400 ) {
         print_simple_box("This update might take several seconds.<p>The more glossaries, entries and aliases you have created, the more it will take so please be patient.","center", "50%", "$THEME->cellheading", "20", "noticebox");
-        if ( $entries = get_records("glossary_entries")) {
+        if ( $entries = get_records("glossary_entries", '', '', '', 'id,concept')) {
             foreach($entries as $entry) {
                 set_field("glossary_entries","concept",addslashes(trim($entry->concept)),"id",$entry->id);
             }