diff --git a/mod/assignment/type/online/db/mysql.php b/mod/assignment/type/online/db/mysql.php
index 8cb5f2c7e5c..daa07589615 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/type/online/db/mysql.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/type/online/db/mysql.php
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ function assignment_online_upgrade($oldversion)  {
 
                 $assignment->id = insert_record('assignment', $assignment);
 
-
             /// Now create a new course module record
 
                 $oldcm = get_coursemodule_from_instance('journal', $journal->id, $journal->course);
@@ -58,7 +57,13 @@ function assignment_online_upgrade($oldversion)  {
                 
             /// And locate it above the old one
 
+                if (!$section = get_record('course_sections', 'id', $oldcm->section)) {
+                    $section->section = 0;  // So it goes somewhere!
+                }
+
                 $newcm->coursemodule = $newcm->id;
+                $newcm->section      = $section->section;  // need relative reference
+
                 if (! $sectionid = add_mod_to_section($newcm, $oldcm) ) {  // Add it before Journal
                     error("Could not add the new course module to that section");
                 }
@@ -109,4 +114,6 @@ function assignment_online_upgrade($oldversion)  {
         }
     }
 
+    return true;
+
 }
diff --git a/mod/assignment/type/online/db/postgres7.php b/mod/assignment/type/online/db/postgres7.php
index 8cb5f2c7e5c..daa07589615 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/type/online/db/postgres7.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/type/online/db/postgres7.php
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ function assignment_online_upgrade($oldversion)  {
 
                 $assignment->id = insert_record('assignment', $assignment);
 
-
             /// Now create a new course module record
 
                 $oldcm = get_coursemodule_from_instance('journal', $journal->id, $journal->course);
@@ -58,7 +57,13 @@ function assignment_online_upgrade($oldversion)  {
                 
             /// And locate it above the old one
 
+                if (!$section = get_record('course_sections', 'id', $oldcm->section)) {
+                    $section->section = 0;  // So it goes somewhere!
+                }
+
                 $newcm->coursemodule = $newcm->id;
+                $newcm->section      = $section->section;  // need relative reference
+
                 if (! $sectionid = add_mod_to_section($newcm, $oldcm) ) {  // Add it before Journal
                     error("Could not add the new course module to that section");
                 }
@@ -109,4 +114,6 @@ function assignment_online_upgrade($oldversion)  {
         }
     }
 
+    return true;
+
 }