--- loncom/enrollment/Enrollment.pm	2019/08/25 02:43:09	1.54
+++ loncom/enrollment/Enrollment.pm	2021/09/08 12:13:13	1.55
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Automated Enrollment manager
-# $Id: Enrollment.pm,v 1.54 2019/08/25 02:43:09 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: Enrollment.pm,v 1.55 2021/09/08 12:13:13 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ sub update_LC {
                     }
                 }
 # Check for institutional section change
-                if (($$currlist{$uname}[$instidx] ne $instsec) && (!$added)) {
+                if (($$currlist{$uname}[$instidx] ne $instsec) && (!$added) && ($$currlist{$uname}[$type] eq "auto")) {
                     my $modify_instsec_result =
                         &Apache::lonnet::modify_student_enrollment($dom,$uname,undef,undef,undef,undef,undef,$stuinfo[ $place{groupID} ],$enddate,$startdate,'auto','',$cid,'',$context,$credits,$instsec);
                     if ($modify_instsec_result =~ /^ok/) {