diff --git a/course/lib.php b/course/lib.php
index e9762fbd302..398b97841fa 100644
--- a/course/lib.php
+++ b/course/lib.php
@@ -1032,6 +1032,7 @@ function print_side_block($heading="", $content="", $list=NULL, $icons=NULL, $fo
 
     if ($content) {
         echo "$content";
+        echo "<font size=\"-1\">$footer</font>";
     } else {
         echo "<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">";
         if ($list) {
@@ -1049,7 +1050,7 @@ function print_side_block($heading="", $content="", $list=NULL, $icons=NULL, $fo
             if ($icons) {
                 echo "<td class=\"sideblocklinks\" valign=\"top\" width=\"16\">&nbsp;</td>";
             }
-            echo "<td class=\"sideblocklinks\"><font size=\"-1\">$footer</td>";
+            echo "<td class=\"sideblocklinks\"><font size=\"-1\">$footer</font></td>";
             echo "</tr>";
         }
         echo "</table>";