diff --git a/mod/choice/mod.html b/mod/choice/mod.html
index dc2d975b165..e03894aa801 100644
--- a/mod/choice/mod.html
+++ b/mod/choice/mod.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     if ($usehtmleditor = can_use_richtext_editor()) {
         $defaultformat = FORMAT_HTML;
-        $onsubmit = "onsubmit=\"copyrichtext(document.form.description);\"";
+        $onsubmit = "onsubmit=\"copyrichtext(document.form.text);\"";
     } else {
         $defaultformat = FORMAT_MOODLE;
         $onsubmit = "";