diff --git a/components/signup.php b/components/signup.php
index 27b3c795775ecbc4aaf5a46fe51570a40ec75aa9..31633b94af27ae6f5352a74a4279ecadc5ffacdf 100644
--- a/components/signup.php
+++ b/components/signup.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if (isset($_REQUEST['signupid']) && isset($_REQUEST['signuppw'])) {
             $smarty->assign("signuppw", $signuppw);
             // pass on the student id if it exists
             if (isset($_REQUEST['signupsid'])) {
-                $smarty->assign("signupsid", $signupsid);
+                $smarty->assign("signupsid", $_REQUEST['signupsid']);
             }
             $smarty->assign("overridable", $overridable);
             $smarty->assign("usertype", $row[type]);