diff --git a/app/controllers/commons_controller.rb b/app/controllers/commons_controller.rb
index 43ea31c97..bcb0fa45a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/commons_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/commons_controller.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class CommonsController < ApplicationController
           200
         end
       when 'journals_for_message'
-        course = @object.jour&.course || @object.jour&.student_work&.homework_common&.course
+        course = @object&.jour_type.to_s == "StudentWorksScore" ? @object.jour&.student_work&.homework_common&.course : @object.jour&.course
         if current_user.course_identity(course)  >= Course::STUDENT && @object.user != current_user
           403
         else