diff --git a/mod/lti/locallib.php b/mod/lti/locallib.php
index 89ee9991c6c54..641284f936e05 100644
--- a/mod/lti/locallib.php
+++ b/mod/lti/locallib.php
@@ -103,7 +103,12 @@ function lti_get_launch_data($instance) {
         if ($tool) {
             $typeid = $tool->id;
         } else {
-            $typeid = null;
+            $tool = lti_get_tool_by_url_match($instance->securetoolurl,  $instance->course);
+            if ($tool) {
+                $typeid = $tool->id;
+            } else {
+                $typeid = null;
+            }
         }
     } else {
         $typeid = $instance->typeid;