diff --git a/application/modules/courses/models/CourseModel.php b/application/modules/courses/models/CourseModel.php
index 98553dcf984dea210791f9eeb81d6588775027a6..842bfbbf6a3029e2cdea73e69df18cd478daba6b 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