diff --git a/admin/cron.php b/admin/cron.php
index 6f33caca300..83a48f1575b 100644
--- a/admin/cron.php
+++ b/admin/cron.php
@@ -260,6 +260,12 @@
                 }
             }
         }
+        
+        // attemps to grab grades from third party/non-stard mods, or mods with no event
+        // implemented for 1.9 and above.
+        mtrace("Grabbing grades from modules if required...");
+        include_once($CFG->dirroot.'/lib/gradelib.php');
+        grades_grab_grades();
 
     } // End of occasional clean-up tasks
 
@@ -380,12 +386,6 @@
             }
         }
     }
-    
-    // attemps to grab grades from third party/non-stard mods, or mods with no event
-    // implemented for 1.9 and above.
-    mtrace("Grabbing grades from modules if required...");
-    include_once($CFG->dirroot.'/lib/gradelib.php');
-    grades_grab_grades();
 
     //Unset session variables and destroy it
     @session_unset();