diff --git a/app/controllers/course/statusgroups.php b/app/controllers/course/statusgroups.php
index 273ac11774f9c2337c5e991df8878da534ab3476..eae298c0f5ad3f3e71a15764b3f1a1b9e806484e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/course/statusgroups.php
+++ b/app/controllers/course/statusgroups.php
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class Course_StatusgroupsController extends AuthenticatedController
                 $endtime = 0;
             }
         }
-        $statusgruppe = Statusgruppen::find($group_id);
+        $statusgruppe = new Statusgruppen($group_id);
         $position = $statusgruppe->position;
         $group = Statusgruppen::createOrUpdate(
             $group_id,