diff --git a/classes/event/session_report_viewed.php b/classes/event/session_report_viewed.php
index de625ba..36e26a2 100644
--- a/classes/event/session_report_viewed.php
+++ b/classes/event/session_report_viewed.php
@@ -119,17 +119,17 @@ class session_report_viewed extends \core\event\base {
      */
     protected function validate_data() {
         if (!isset($this->relateduserid)) {
-            throw new \coding_exception('The event mod_attendance\\event\\student_attendance_sessions_viewed must specify relateduserid.');
+            throw new \coding_exception('The event mod_attendance\\event\\session_report_viewed must specify relateduserid.');
         }
         // view params can be left out as defaults will be the same when log event is viewed as when
         // it was stored.
         // filter params are important, but stored in session so default effectively unknown,
         // hence required here.
         if (!isset($this->other['view'])) {
-            throw new \coding_exception('The event mod_attendance\\event\\student_attendance_sessions_viewed must specify view.');
+            throw new \coding_exception('The event mod_attendance\\event\\session_report_viewed must specify view.');
         }
         if (!isset($this->other['curdate'])) {
-            throw new \coding_exception('The event mod_attendance\\event\\student_attendance_sessions_viewed must specify curdate.');
+            throw new \coding_exception('The event mod_attendance\\event\\session_report_viewed must specify curdate.');
         }
         parent::validate_data();
     }
diff --git a/view.php b/view.php
index 4be6a1b..5ac3294 100644
--- a/view.php
+++ b/view.php
@@ -89,8 +89,13 @@ $filterparams = array(
     'enddate' => $userdata->pageparams->enddate
 );
 $params = array_merge($userdata->pageparams->get_significant_params(), $filterparams);
+if (empty($userdata->pageparams->studentid)) {
+    $relateduserid = $USER->id;
+} else {
+    $relateduserid = $userdata->pageparams->studentid;
+}
 $event = \mod_attendance\event\session_report_viewed::create(array(
-    'relateduserid' => $userdata->pageparams->studentid,
+    'relateduserid' => $relateduserid,
     'context' => $context,
     'other' => $params));
 $event->add_record_snapshot('course_modules', $cm);