diff --git a/backup/backuplib.php b/backup/backuplib.php
index eab3b96..0365af5 100644
--- a/backup/backuplib.php
+++ b/backup/backuplib.php
@@ -1089,6 +1089,21 @@
                $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_MODULE, $tok);
                //Gets course_module data from db
                $course_module = get_records ("course_modules","id",$tok);
+                              //check to see if timed mods should be hidden
+            //   if (isset($preferences->hidetimedmods) && $preferences->hidetimedmods) { 
+                   require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/mod/'.$moduletype.'/backuplib.php');
+                   $testmodtimed = $moduletype.'_backup_timed_mod';
+                   if (function_exists($testmodtimed)) {
+                       if (!$testmodtimed($course_module[$tok])) {
+                        //don't back this module up yet.
+                        $tok = strtok(",");
+                        continue;
+                        
+                       }
+                       
+                   }
+              // }
+               
                //If it's the first, pring MODS tag
                if ($first_record) {
                    fwrite ($bf,start_tag("MODS",4,true));
diff --git a/mod/choice/backuplib.php b/mod/choice/backuplib.php
index bbbb63a..ed07b80 100644
--- a/mod/choice/backuplib.php
+++ b/mod/choice/backuplib.php
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@
             $choice = get_record('choice','id',$choice);
         }
     
+        //check to see if timed mods should be hidden
+        if (isset($preferences->hidetimedmods) && $preferences->hidetimedmods) { 
+                if (!choice_backup_timed_mod($course_module->instance)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+       }
+    
         $status = true;
 
         //Start mod
@@ -246,4 +254,18 @@
                                  FROM {$CFG->prefix}choice_answers s
                                  WHERE s.choiceid = $instanceid");
     }
+    //returns whether this choice is available yet, so it can be excluded from the backups.
+    function choice_backup_timed_mod($instance) {
+
+        $choice = get_record('choice','id',$instance->instance);
+        
+        $timenow = time();
+        if ($choice->timeclose !=0) {
+            if ($choice->timeopen > $timenow ) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+        
+    }
 ?>