diff --git a/enrol/authorize/localfuncs.php b/enrol/authorize/localfuncs.php
index 98634edbfa1..6a5a1e57452 100644
--- a/enrol/authorize/localfuncs.php
+++ b/enrol/authorize/localfuncs.php
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ function send_welcome_messages($orderdata) {
                 $a->profileurl = "$CFG->wwwroot/user/view.php?id=$lastuserid";
                 $a->paymenturl = "$CFG->wwwroot/enrol/authorize/index.php?user=$lastuserid";
                 $emailmessage = get_string('welcometocoursesemail', 'enrol_authorize', $a);
-                $subject = get_string("enrolmentnew", '', format_string($SITE->shortname, true, array('context' => get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, SITEID))));
+                $subject = get_string("enrolmentnew", 'enrol', format_string($SITE->shortname, true, array('context' => get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, SITEID))));
 
                 $eventdata = new stdClass();
                 $eventdata->modulename        = 'moodle';
diff --git a/enrol/paypal/ipn.php b/enrol/paypal/ipn.php
index 8c5f0145829..b4a6bf42403 100644
--- a/enrol/paypal/ipn.php
+++ b/enrol/paypal/ipn.php
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ while (!feof($fp)) {
             $eventdata->name              = 'paypal_enrolment';
             $eventdata->userfrom          = $teacher;
             $eventdata->userto            = $user;
-            $eventdata->subject           = get_string("enrolmentnew", '', $shortname);
+            $eventdata->subject           = get_string("enrolmentnew", 'enrol', $shortname);
             $eventdata->fullmessage       = get_string('welcometocoursetext', '', $a);
             $eventdata->fullmessageformat = FORMAT_PLAIN;
             $eventdata->fullmessagehtml   = '';
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ while (!feof($fp)) {
             $eventdata->name              = 'paypal_enrolment';
             $eventdata->userfrom          = $user;
             $eventdata->userto            = $teacher;
-            $eventdata->subject           = get_string("enrolmentnew", '', $shortname);
-            $eventdata->fullmessage       = get_string('enrolmentnewuser', '', $a);
+            $eventdata->subject           = get_string("enrolmentnew", 'enrol', $shortname);
+            $eventdata->fullmessage       = get_string('enrolmentnewuser', 'enrol', $a);
             $eventdata->fullmessageformat = FORMAT_PLAIN;
             $eventdata->fullmessagehtml   = '';
             $eventdata->smallmessage      = '';
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ while (!feof($fp)) {
                 $eventdata->name              = 'paypal_enrolment';
                 $eventdata->userfrom          = $user;
                 $eventdata->userto            = $admin;
-                $eventdata->subject           = get_string("enrolmentnew", '', $shortname);
-                $eventdata->fullmessage       = get_string('enrolmentnewuser', '', $a);
+                $eventdata->subject           = get_string("enrolmentnew", 'enrol', $shortname);
+                $eventdata->fullmessage       = get_string('enrolmentnewuser', 'enrol', $a);
                 $eventdata->fullmessageformat = FORMAT_PLAIN;
                 $eventdata->fullmessagehtml   = '';
                 $eventdata->smallmessage      = '';