diff --git a/generic/models.py b/generic/models.py
index b1c80466..3e0e1ad2 100644
--- a/generic/models.py
+++ b/generic/models.py
@@ -1149,6 +1149,9 @@ class ExamBase(ExamOrCollectionGenericBase):
     def get_take_url(self):
         return f"{settings.REMOTE_URL}/rts"
 
+    def get_take_url_exam_mode(self):
+        return f"{settings.REMOTE_URL}/rts?exam_mode=true"
+
     def get_exam_name(self):
         return str(self)
 
diff --git a/generic/widgets.py b/generic/widgets.py
index d9ca3bfe..020696fe 100644
--- a/generic/widgets.py
+++ b/generic/widgets.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class UserSearchSelectMultipleWidget:
                 f'<span>{u.get_full_name() or u.username} <small class="text-muted">{u.email}</small>'
             )
             if grade_text:
-                selected_html += f' <span class="badge bg-light text-muted ms-2 small border">{grade_text}</span>'
+                selected_html += f' <span class="badge bg-light text-dark text-muted ms-2 small border">{grade_text}</span>'
             selected_html += (
                 '</span>'
                 f'<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-danger ms-2" onclick="removeUserFromField(\'{self.name}\', {u.pk})">Remove</button>'
diff --git a/templates/user_scores.html b/templates/user_scores.html
index 818498c5..fddd69f6 100644
--- a/templates/user_scores.html
+++ b/templates/user_scores.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                                             <div class="d-flex align-items-center gap-2">
                                                 <div class="btn-group btn-group-sm" role="group">
                                                     {% if exam.active %}
-                                                        <a href="{{ exam.get_take_url }}" target="_blank" title="Click to take exam">
+                                                        <a href="{{ exam.get_take_url_exam_mode }}" target="_blank" title="Click to take exam">
                                                             <button class="btn btn-primary start-button">Start</button>
                                                         </a>
                                                     {% endif %}
diff --git a/todo b/todo
index fa867a17..1c5a666c 100644
--- a/todo
+++ b/todo
@@ -1 +1,10 @@
-User answer compaction should only be available to admin users and on an exam wide basis.
\ No newline at end of file
+User answer compaction should only be available to admin users and on an exam wide basis.
+
+We need to update tests so that they can handle the new format of answer submission from rts:             res = client.post(reverse("global_exam_answers_submit"), data=post_json)
+            json_res = json.loads(res.content)
+            assert json_res["success"] == False
+>           assert json_res["error"] == "Invalid data"
+E           AssertionError: assert 'user / cid mismatch' == 'Invalid data'
+E             
+E             - Invalid data
+E             + user / cid mismatch