diff --git a/mod/assign/locallib.php b/mod/assign/locallib.php
index 6ac4d933dd4..ba5046e5e7d 100644
--- a/mod/assign/locallib.php
+++ b/mod/assign/locallib.php
@@ -2954,9 +2954,9 @@ class assign {
         }
         $submission = false;
         if ($this->get_instance()->teamsubmission) {
-            $submission = $this->get_group_submission($USER->id, 0, false);
+            $submission = $this->get_group_submission($userid, 0, false);
         } else {
-            $submission = $this->get_user_submission($USER->id, false);
+            $submission = $this->get_user_submission($userid, false);
         }
         if ($submission) {