diff --git a/course/view.php b/course/view.php
index 4590bda13a1..7d830cf9a34 100644
--- a/course/view.php
+++ b/course/view.php
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
         }
     }
 
+    if (! $course->category) {      // This course is not a real course.
+        redirect("$CFG->wwwroot");
+    }
+
     require_login($id);
 
     add_to_log($course->id, "course", "view", "view.php?id=$course->id", "$course->id");
@@ -41,10 +45,6 @@
 
     save_session("USER");
 
-    if (! $course->category) {      // This course is not a real course.
-        redirect("$CFG->wwwroot");
-    }
-
     $courseword = get_string("course");
 
     print_header("$courseword: $course->fullname", "$course->fullname", "$course->shortname", "search.search", "", true,