diff --git a/trigger/categories/lib.php b/trigger/categories/lib.php
index 64381756146aaf8b921f90126654e3ccd98fd103..d3bd531c3647c4c1c27b74ffe87899f3a1008a82 100644
--- a/trigger/categories/lib.php
+++ b/trigger/categories/lib.php
@@ -117,18 +117,23 @@ class categories extends base_automatic {
      */
     public function extend_add_instance_form_definition($mform) {
         global $DB;
+        $displaylist = core_course_category::make_categories_list();
+        
+        /*
         $categories = $DB->get_records('course_categories');
         $categorynames = array();
         foreach ($categories as $category) {
             $categorynames[$category->id] = $category->name;
         }
+        */
+
         $options = array(
             'multiple' => true,
             'noselectionstring' => get_string('categories_noselection', 'lifecycletrigger_categories'),
         );
         $mform->addElement('autocomplete', 'categories',
             get_string('categories', 'lifecycletrigger_categories'),
-            $categorynames, $options);
+            $displaylist, $options);
         $mform->setType('categories', PARAM_SEQUENCE);
 
         $mform->addElement('advcheckbox', 'exclude', get_string('exclude', 'lifecycletrigger_categories'));