diff --git a/courseware/views.py b/courseware/views.py
index cd6857b635..5f5680b663 100644
--- a/courseware/views.py
+++ b/courseware/views.py
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ def index(request, course="6.002 Spring 2012", chapter="Using the System", secti
     module_ids = dom.xpath("//course[@name=$course]/chapter[@name=$chapter]//section[@name=$section]//@id", 
                            course=course, chapter=chapter, section=section)
 
-    module_object_preload = StudentModule.objects.filter(student=user, 
-                                                         module_id__in=module_ids)
+    module_object_preload = list(StudentModule.objects.filter(student=user, 
+                                                              module_id__in=module_ids))
 
     module=render_module(user, request, module, module_object_preload)