diff --git a/question/type/random/questiontype.php b/question/type/random/questiontype.php
index fbb85a75578..97ea6e2ada6 100644
--- a/question/type/random/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/random/questiontype.php
@@ -151,12 +151,13 @@ class qtype_random extends question_type {
 
     public function save_question($question, $form) {
         $form->name = '';
-        if ($form->questiontext) {
-            $form->questiontext = '1';
+
+        // In case someone set the question text to true/false in the old style, set it properly.
+        if ($form->questiontext['text']) {
+            $form->questiontext['text'] = '1';
         } else {
-            $form->questiontext = '0';
+            $form->questiontext['text'] = '0';
         }
-        $form->questiontextformat = FORMAT_MOODLE;
         $form->tags = array();
 
         // Name is not a required field for random questions, but