diff --git a/cohort/assign.php b/cohort/assign.php
index b7f65896a5f..3505c6cbd5b 100644
--- a/cohort/assign.php
+++ b/cohort/assign.php
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ echo $OUTPUT->heading(get_string('assignto', 'cohort', format_string($cohort->na
 echo $OUTPUT->notification(get_string('removeuserwarning', 'core_cohort'));
 
 // Get the user_selector we will need.
-$potentialuserselector = new cohort_candidate_selector('addselect', array('cohortid'=>$cohort->id));
-$existinguserselector = new cohort_existing_selector('removeselect', array('cohortid'=>$cohort->id));
+$potentialuserselector = new cohort_candidate_selector('addselect', array('cohortid'=>$cohort->id, 'accesscontext'=>$context));
+$existinguserselector = new cohort_existing_selector('removeselect', array('cohortid'=>$cohort->id, 'accesscontext'=>$context));
 
 // Process incoming user assignments to the cohort