diff --git a/mod/hotpot/db/mysql.php b/mod/hotpot/db/mysql.php
index 9fa8792f594..2316a94ad55 100644
--- a/mod/hotpot/db/mysql.php
+++ b/mod/hotpot/db/mysql.php
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 function hotpot_upgrade($oldversion) {
 	global $CFG;
 	$ok = true;
+    $newinstall = true;
 
 	if ($oldversion < 2004021400) {
 		execute_sql(" ALTER TABLE `{$CFG->prefix}hotpot_events` ADD `starttime` INT(10) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' AFTER `time`");
 		execute_sql(" ALTER TABLE `{$CFG->prefix}hotpot_events` ADD `endtime` INT(10) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' AFTER `time`");
-        $newinstall = true;
+        $newinstall = false;
 	}
 
 	// update from HotPot v1 to HotPot v2
@@ -15,11 +16,13 @@ function hotpot_upgrade($oldversion) {
 		$ok = $ok && hotpot_get_update_to_v2();
 		$ok = $ok && hotpot_update_to_v2_from_v1();
 
-        if (!empty($newinstall)) {   /// Disable this module by default
-            @set_field('modules', 'visible', '0', 'name', 'hotpot');
-        }
+        $newinstall = false;
 	}
 
+    if ($newinstall) {   /// Disable this module by default in new installs
+        @set_field('modules', 'visible', '0', 'name', 'hotpot');
+    }
+
 	return $ok;
 }
 function hotpot_get_update_to_v2() {
diff --git a/mod/hotpot/db/postgres7.php b/mod/hotpot/db/postgres7.php
index cacc4b16f70..1b9864c4ad0 100644
--- a/mod/hotpot/db/postgres7.php
+++ b/mod/hotpot/db/postgres7.php
@@ -2,13 +2,20 @@
 
 function hotpot_upgrade($oldversion) {
 	$ok = true;
+    $newinstall = true;
 
 	// update from HotPot v1 to HotPot v2
 	if ($oldversion < 2005031400) {
 		$ok = $ok && hotpot_get_update_to_v2();
 		$ok = $ok && hotpot_update_to_v2_from_v1();
+        $newinstall = false;
 	}
 
+
+    if ($newinstall) {   /// Disable this module by default in new installs
+        @set_field('modules', 'visible', '0', 'name', 'hotpot');
+    }
+
 	return $ok;
 }
 function hotpot_get_update_to_v2() {