diff --git a/grade/report/grader/classes/privacy/provider.php b/grade/report/grader/classes/privacy/provider.php
index c7dba4cfe21c8..8acb8365bd1d9 100644
--- a/grade/report/grader/classes/privacy/provider.php
+++ b/grade/report/grader/classes/privacy/provider.php
@@ -140,17 +140,21 @@ public static function export_user_preferences(int $userid) {
                     break;
                 default:
                     if (strpos($name, 'grade_report_grader_collapsed_categories') === 0) {
-                        $prefname = 'grade_report_grader_collapsed_categories';
+                        $prefname = $name;
                         $courseid = substr($name, strlen('grade_report_grader_collapsed_categories'));
                         $transformedvalue = $value;
-                        $course = get_course($courseid);
-                        $prefdescription = get_string(
-                            'privacy:request:preference:'.$prefname,
-                            'gradereport_grader',
-                            (object) [
-                                'name' => $course->fullname,
-                            ]
-                        );
+                        try {
+                            $course = get_course($courseid);
+                            $prefdescription = get_string(
+                                'privacy:request:preference:grade_report_grader_collapsed_categories',
+                                'gradereport_grader',
+                                (object) [
+                                    'name' => $course->fullname,
+                                ]
+                            );
+                        } catch (\dml_missing_record_exception $exception) {
+                            continue 2;
+                        }
                     }
             }
 
diff --git a/grade/report/grader/tests/privacy/provider_test.php b/grade/report/grader/tests/privacy/provider_test.php
index eeffef8a0d3b5..9223e6ae9d38f 100644
--- a/grade/report/grader/tests/privacy/provider_test.php
+++ b/grade/report/grader/tests/privacy/provider_test.php
@@ -91,12 +91,22 @@ public function test_export_user_preferences_single(): void {
      * Ensure that export_user_preferences returns preferences.
      */
     public function test_export_user_preferences_multiple(): void {
-        // Create a course and add a user preference.
         $user = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user();
         $this->setUser($user);
-        $course = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course();
-        $collapsed = serialize(['aggregatesonly' => array(), 'gradesonly' => array()]);
-        set_user_preference('grade_report_grader_collapsed_categories'.$course->id, $collapsed, $user);
+
+        // Set preference for an invalid course.
+        set_user_preference('grade_report_grader_collapsed_categories42', serialize(['gradesonly' => []]));
+
+        // Set preferences for a couple of valid courses.
+        $courseone = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course();
+        $courseonepreferencename = "grade_report_grader_collapsed_categories{$courseone->id}";
+        $courseonepreferencevalue = serialize(['aggregatesonly' => [], 'gradesonly' => []]);
+        set_user_preference($courseonepreferencename, $courseonepreferencevalue);
+
+        $coursetwo = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course();
+        $coursetwopreferencename = "grade_report_grader_collapsed_categories{$coursetwo->id}";
+        $coursetwopreferencevalue = serialize(['gradesonly' => [], 'aggregatesonly' => []]);
+        set_user_preference($coursetwopreferencename, $coursetwopreferencevalue);
 
         // Validate exported data.
         provider::export_user_preferences($user->id);
@@ -105,10 +115,22 @@ public function test_export_user_preferences_multiple(): void {
         $writer = writer::with_context($context);
         $this->assertTrue($writer->has_any_data());
         $prefs = $writer->get_user_preferences('gradereport_grader');
-        $this->assertCount(1, (array) $prefs);
+        $this->assertCount(2, (array) $prefs);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($courseonepreferencevalue, $prefs->{$courseonepreferencename}->value);
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            get_string('privacy:request:preference:grade_report_grader_collapsed_categories', 'gradereport_grader', [
+                'name' => $courseone->fullname,
+            ]),
+            $prefs->{$courseonepreferencename}->description,
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals($coursetwopreferencevalue, $prefs->{$coursetwopreferencename}->value);
         $this->assertEquals(
-            get_string('privacy:request:preference:grade_report_grader_collapsed_categories', 'gradereport_grader', ['name' => $course->fullname]),
-            $prefs->grade_report_grader_collapsed_categories->description
+            get_string('privacy:request:preference:grade_report_grader_collapsed_categories', 'gradereport_grader', [
+                'name' => $coursetwo->fullname,
+            ]),
+            $prefs->{$coursetwopreferencename}->description,
         );
     }
 }