diff --git a/user/messageselect.php b/user/messageselect.php
index 3ade69b7759..91e890ef1f5 100644
--- a/user/messageselect.php
+++ b/user/messageselect.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     foreach ($_POST as $k => $v) {
         if (preg_match('/^(user|teacher)(\d+)$/',$k,$m)) {
             if (!array_key_exists($m[2],$SESSION->emailto[$id])) {
-                if ($user = get_record_select('user','id = '.$m[2],'id,firstname,lastname,idnumber,email,emailstop,mailformat')) {
+                if ($user = get_record_select('user','id = '.$m[2],'id,firstname,lastname,idnumber,email,emailstop,mailformat,lastaccess')) {
                     $SESSION->emailto[$id][$m[2]] = $user;
                     $SESSION->emailto[$id][$m[2]]->teacher = ($m[1] == 'teacher');
                     $count++;