diff --git a/backup/backup_scheduled.php b/backup/backup_scheduled.php
index 82397401ca6..e3896b3b786 100644
--- a/backup/backup_scheduled.php
+++ b/backup/backup_scheduled.php
@@ -479,14 +479,15 @@ function schedule_backup_course_execute($preferences,$starttime = 0) {
     //Create them as needed
     schedule_backup_log($starttime,$preferences->backup_course,"    checking temp structures");
     $status = check_and_create_backup_dir($preferences->backup_unique_code);
-    //Empty dir
+    //Empty backup dir
     if ($status) {
-        schedule_backup_log($starttime,$preferences->backup_course,"    cleaning old data");
+        schedule_backup_log($starttime,$preferences->backup_course,"    cleaning current dir");
         $status = clear_backup_dir($preferences->backup_unique_code);
     }
 
     //Delete old_entries from backup tables
     if ($status) {
+        schedule_backup_log($starttime,$preferences->backup_course,"    cleaning old data");
         $status = backup_delete_old_data();
     }
 
diff --git a/backup/lib.php b/backup/lib.php
index ebddb96b0f3..c76533585ff 100644
--- a/backup/lib.php
+++ b/backup/lib.php
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@
     }
 
     //Delete old data in backup tables (if exists)
-    //Two days seems to be apropiate
+    //Four hours seem to be appropiate now that backup is stable
     function backup_delete_old_data() {
 
         global $CFG; 
 
         //Change this if you want !!
-        $days = 2;
+        $hours = 4;
         //End change this
-        $seconds = $days * 24 * 60 * 60;
+        $seconds = $hours * 60 * 60;
         $delete_from = time()-$seconds;
         //Now delete from tables
         $status = execute_sql("DELETE FROM {$CFG->prefix}backup_ids
diff --git a/backup/restore_precheck.html b/backup/restore_precheck.html
index 015e00760cf..72cfa5d8a73 100644
--- a/backup/restore_precheck.html
+++ b/backup/restore_precheck.html
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@
     $backup_unique_code = time();
     
     //Now check and create the backup dir (if it doesn't exist)
+    echo "<li>".get_string("creatingtemporarystructures");
     $status = check_and_create_backup_dir($backup_unique_code);
     //Empty dir
     if ($status) {
-        echo "<li>".get_string("creatingtemporarystructures");
         $status = clear_backup_dir($backup_unique_code);
     }