diff --git a/local/telconfig/classes/course_data_builder.php b/local/telconfig/classes/course_data_builder.php
index f210d8588a3..b7db93fd8fa 100644
--- a/local/telconfig/classes/course_data_builder.php
+++ b/local/telconfig/classes/course_data_builder.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public static function build_course_metadata($course): array {
                 'course_id' => $course->id,
                 'authored_date' => date('Y-m-d', $course->startdate),
                 'authors' => $authors,
-                'catalogue_ids' => [],//[$course->category],
+                'catalogue_ids' => ['1'],//[$course->category],
                 'description' => format_text($course->summary, FORMAT_HTML),
                 'keywords' => array_values($keywords),            
                 'location_paths' => [], // category hierarchy if needed
diff --git a/local/telconfig/tests/course_data_builder_test.php b/local/telconfig/tests/course_data_builder_test.php
index 523166550fa..820bb1e1ed5 100644
--- a/local/telconfig/tests/course_data_builder_test.php
+++ b/local/telconfig/tests/course_data_builder_test.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public function test_build_course_metadata_returns_expected_array() {
         $this->assertSame($course->id, $result['course_id']);
         $this->assertSame(date('Y-m-d', $course->startdate), $result['authored_date']);
         $this->assertContains(fullname($teacher), $result['authors']);
-        $this->assertEquals([], $result['catalogue_ids']);
+        $this->assertEquals(['1'], $result['catalogue_ids']);
         $this->assertSame(format_text($course->summary, FORMAT_HTML), $result['description']);
         $this->assertEquals(['tag1', 'tag2'], $result['keywords']);
         $this->assertIsArray($result['location_paths']);