diff --git a/cohort/assign.php b/cohort/assign.php
index c9792471ea64e..b7f65896a5f7b 100644
--- a/cohort/assign.php
+++ b/cohort/assign.php
@@ -52,10 +52,15 @@
 
 if ($context->contextlevel == CONTEXT_COURSECAT) {
     $category = $DB->get_record('course_categories', array('id'=>$context->instanceid), '*', MUST_EXIST);
-    $PAGE->navbar->add($category->name, new moodle_url('/course/index.php', array('categoryedit'=>'1')));
+    navigation_node::override_active_url(new moodle_url('/cohort/index.php', array('contextid'=>$cohort->contextid)));
+    $PAGE->set_pagelayout('report');
+
+} else {
+    navigation_node::override_active_url(new moodle_url('/cohort/index.php', array()));
+    $PAGE->set_pagelayout('admin');
 }
-$PAGE->navbar->add(get_string('cohorts', 'cohort'), new moodle_url('/cohort/', array('contextid'=>$context->id)));
 $PAGE->navbar->add(get_string('assign', 'cohort'));
+
 $PAGE->set_title(get_string('cohort:assign', 'cohort'));
 $PAGE->set_heading($COURSE->fullname);
 
diff --git a/cohort/edit.php b/cohort/edit.php
index 250fd164e3e0a..4063e9c54c9ad 100644
--- a/cohort/edit.php
+++ b/cohort/edit.php
@@ -68,9 +68,13 @@
 
 if ($context->contextlevel == CONTEXT_COURSECAT) {
     $category = $DB->get_record('course_categories', array('id'=>$context->instanceid), '*', MUST_EXIST);
-    $PAGE->navbar->add($category->name, new moodle_url('/course/index.php', array('categoryedit'=>'1')));
+    navigation_node::override_active_url(new moodle_url('/cohort/index.php', array('contextid'=>$cohort->contextid)));
+    $PAGE->set_pagelayout('report');
+
+} else {
+    navigation_node::override_active_url(new moodle_url('/cohort/index.php', array()));
+    $PAGE->set_pagelayout('admin');
 }
-$PAGE->navbar->add(get_string('cohorts', 'cohort'), new moodle_url('/cohort/', array('contextid'=>$context->id)));
 
 if ($delete and $cohort->id) {
     $PAGE->url->param('delete', 1);
diff --git a/cohort/index.php b/cohort/index.php
index 99d933feec5fa..0324c5ab6c024 100644
--- a/cohort/index.php
+++ b/cohort/index.php
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
     $PAGE->set_url('/cohort/index.php', array('contextid'=>$context->id));
     $PAGE->set_title($strcohorts);
     $PAGE->set_heading($COURSE->fullname);
-    $PAGE->navbar->add($category->name, new moodle_url('/course/index.php', array('categoryedit'=>'1')));
-    $PAGE->navbar->add($strcohorts);
 } else {
     admin_externalpage_setup('cohorts', '', null, '', array('pagelayout'=>'report'));
 }