diff --git a/course/externallib.php b/course/externallib.php
index 12ebced..3507330 100644
--- a/ciep/course/externallib.php
+++ b/ciep/course/externallib.php
@@ -1381,7 +1381,9 @@ class core_course_external extends external_api {
             $rc->get_plan()->get_setting($name)->set_value($value);
         }
 
-        if (!$rc->execute_precheck()) {
+        $hastodeletecontentcourse = ($restoretarget == backup::TARGET_EXISTING_DELETING);
+
+        if (!$rc->execute_precheck($hastodeletecontentcourse)) {
             $precheckresults = $rc->get_precheck_results();
             if (is_array($precheckresults) && !empty($precheckresults['errors'])) {
                 if (empty($CFG->keeptempdirectoriesonbackup)) {
@@ -1402,10 +1404,10 @@ class core_course_external extends external_api {
 
                 throw new moodle_exception('backupprecheckerrors', 'webservice', '', $errorinfo);
             }
-        } else {
-            if ($restoretarget == backup::TARGET_EXISTING_DELETING) {
-                restore_dbops::delete_course_content($importto->id);
-            }
+        }
+
+        if ($hastodeletecontentcourse) {
+            restore_dbops::delete_course_content($importto->id);
         }
 
         $rc->execute_plan();