diff --git a/course/publish/index.php b/course/publish/index.php
index 2ea43c3ade2..9af10e5dfb3 100644
--- a/course/publish/index.php
+++ b/course/publish/index.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if (has_capability('moodle/course:publish', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE,
             //update status for all these course
             foreach ($sitecourses as $sitecourse) {
                 //get the publication from the hub course id
-                $publication = $publicationmanager->get_publication($sitecourse['id']);
+                $publication = $publicationmanager->get_publication($sitecourse['id'], $hub->huburl);
                 if (!empty($publication)) {
                     $publication->status = $sitecourse['privacy'];
                     $publication->timechecked = time();
diff --git a/course/publish/lib.php b/course/publish/lib.php
index 09e22865680..7b805ca786e 100644
--- a/course/publish/lib.php
+++ b/course/publish/lib.php
@@ -177,16 +177,17 @@ class course_publish_manager {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get a publication for a course id on the hub
+     * Get a publication for a course id on a hub
      * (which is either the id of the unique possible enrollable publication of a course,
      * either an id of one of the downloadable publication)
      * @param int $hubcourseid
+     * @param string $huburl
      * @return object publication
      */
-    public function get_publication($hubcourseid) {
+    public function get_publication($hubcourseid, $huburl) {
         global $DB;
         return $DB->get_record('course_published',
-                array('hubcourseid' => $hubcourseid));
+                array('hubcourseid' => $hubcourseid, 'huburl' => $huburl));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/course/publish/metadata.php b/course/publish/metadata.php
index 12d8fdfa955..f2385f52ff4 100644
--- a/course/publish/metadata.php
+++ b/course/publish/metadata.php
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ if (has_capability('moodle/course:publish', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE,
         }
 
         //save the record into the published course table
-        $publication = $publicationmanager->get_publication($courseids[0]);
+        $publication = $publicationmanager->get_publication($courseids[0], $huburl);
         if (empty($publication)) {
             //if never been published or if we share, we need to save this new publication record
             $publicationmanager->add_course_publication($registeredhub->huburl, $course->id, !$share, $courseids[0]);