diff --git a/app/models/journals_for_message.rb b/app/models/journals_for_message.rb
index 044d30551..1c7a05cb1 100644
--- a/app/models/journals_for_message.rb
+++ b/app/models/journals_for_message.rb
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class JournalsForMessage < ActiveRecord::Base
     if self.jour_type == "Course"
       course_member_score(self.jour_id, self.user_id, "JournalForMessage")
     elsif self.jour_type == "HomeworkCommon"
-      course_member_score(self.jour_id, self.user_id, "HomeworkCommon")
+      course_member_score(self.jour.course_id, self.user_id, "HomeworkCommon")
     end
   end