diff --git a/cohort/assign.php b/cohort/assign.php
index b52eed25533..8d1c1c99f02 100644
--- a/cohort/assign.php
+++ b/cohort/assign.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ require_login();
 $cohort = $DB->get_record('cohort', array('id'=>$id), '*', MUST_EXIST);
 $context = get_context_instance_by_id($cohort->contextid, MUST_EXIST);
 
-require_capability('moodle/cohort:view', $context);
+require_capability('moodle/cohort:assign', $context);
 
 $PAGE->set_url('/cohort/assign.php', array('id'=>$id));
 $PAGE->set_Context($context);
diff --git a/cohort/edit.php b/cohort/edit.php
index fe9350717f2..4a484203ab8 100644
--- a/cohort/edit.php
+++ b/cohort/edit.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if ($id) {
     $cohort->description = '';
 }
 
-require_capability('moodle/cohort:view', $context);
+require_capability('moodle/cohort:manage', $context);
 
 $returnurl = new moodle_url('/cohort/index.php', array('contextid'=>$context->id));