diff --git a/app/views/users/_user_homework_detail.html.erb b/app/views/users/_user_homework_detail.html.erb
index aee307963..3f73f3b9d 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_user_homework_detail.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/_user_homework_detail.html.erb
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
<% count=homework_common.journals_for_messages.count %>
- <%= render :partial => 'users/reply_banner', :locals => {:count => count, :activity => homework_common, :user_activity_id => -1, :is_in_course => is_in_course,:course_activity=>-1} %>
+ <%= render :partial => 'users/reply_banner', :locals => {:count => count, :activity => homework_common, :user_activity_id => homework_common.id, :is_in_course => is_in_course,:course_activity=>-1} %>
<% comments = homework_common.journals_for_messages.reorder("created_on desc").limit(3) %>
<% if count > 0 %>