diff --git a/mod/data/lib.php b/mod/data/lib.php
index 4ba69c40a9e..4ab2ee5ea10 100644
--- a/mod/data/lib.php
+++ b/mod/data/lib.php
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ function data_rating_validate($params) {
         throw new rating_exception('invalidnum');
     } else if ($info->scale < 0) {
         //its a custom scale
-        $scalerecord = $DB->get_record('scale', array('id' => -$options->scaleid));
+        $scalerecord = $DB->get_record('scale', array('id' => -$params['scaleid']));
         if ($scalerecord) {
             $scalearray = explode(',', $scalerecord->scale);
             if ($params['rating'] > count($scalearray)) {
diff --git a/mod/forum/lib.php b/mod/forum/lib.php
index ca6bb13529a..d850e57682c 100644
--- a/mod/forum/lib.php
+++ b/mod/forum/lib.php
@@ -3517,7 +3517,7 @@ function forum_rating_validate($params) {
         throw new rating_exception('invalidnum');
     } else if ($info->scale < 0) {
         //its a custom scale
-        $scalerecord = $DB->get_record('scale', array('id' => -$options->scaleid));
+        $scalerecord = $DB->get_record('scale', array('id' => -$params['scaleid']));
         if ($scalerecord) {
             $scalearray = explode(',', $scalerecord->scale);
             if ($params['rating'] > count($scalearray)) {
diff --git a/mod/glossary/lib.php b/mod/glossary/lib.php
index 8bb93c99eb9..edd9e421157 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/lib.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/lib.php
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ function glossary_rating_validate($params) {
         throw new rating_exception('invalidnum');
     } else if ($info->scale < 0) {
         //its a custom scale
-        $scalerecord = $DB->get_record('scale', array('id' => -$options->scaleid));
+        $scalerecord = $DB->get_record('scale', array('id' => -$params['scaleid']));
         if ($scalerecord) {
             $scalearray = explode(',', $scalerecord->scale);
             if ($params['rating'] > count($scalearray)) {