diff --git a/application/modules/courses/models/CourseModel.php b/application/modules/courses/models/CourseModel.php
index 7f6f765286d16464533d2dec78b220bf21c00076..724ec32652dc1a37f413f15f308240e6d66ae7ce 100644
--- a/application/modules/courses/models/CourseModel.php
+++ b/application/modules/courses/models/CourseModel.php
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class Courses_CourseModel extends Unl_Model
             $select->order('q.questionSort');
             $recordsRecertQA = $select->query()->fetchAll();
             //print_r($recordsRecertQA);
-            if (!$recordsRecertQA || ($courses[$courseId]['type'] == "official" && !empty($recordsRecertQA["dateRetired"]))) {
+            if (!$recordsRecertQA || ($courses[$courseId]['type'] == "official" && !empty($recordsRecertQA[0]["dateRetired"]))) {
                 // load current empty question set
                 //SELECT q.* FROM creq.creqCourseAceRecertifyQuestionSets as s
                 //INNER JOIN creq.creqCourseAceRecertifyQuestions AS q ON s.courseAceRecertifyQuestionSetId = q.questionSetId