diff --git a/codeforlife/user/models/user.py b/codeforlife/user/models/user.py
index 2e89fe3a..050d8e53 100644
--- a/codeforlife/user/models/user.py
+++ b/codeforlife/user/models/user.py
@@ -532,10 +532,7 @@ def get_random_username():
     # pylint: disable-next=arguments-differ
     def set_password(self, raw_password: t.Optional[str] = None):
         super().set_password(raw_password or self._get_random_password())
-        (
-            self.student.login_id,
-            self._login_id,
-        ) = self._get_random_login_id()
+        self._login_id, self.student.login_id = self._get_random_login_id()
 
 
 # pylint: disable-next=missing-class-docstring,too-few-public-methods