diff --git a/question/restorelib.php b/question/restorelib.php
index 68b723d8cbf..9ab1a29913e 100644
--- a/question/restorelib.php
+++ b/question/restorelib.php
@@ -699,7 +699,12 @@
             $session->newest = backup_todb($res_info['#']['NEWEST']['0']['#']);
             $session->newgraded = backup_todb($res_info['#']['NEWGRADED']['0']['#']);
             $session->sumpenalty = backup_todb($res_info['#']['SUMPENALTY']['0']['#']);
-
+            
+            if ($res_info['#']['MANUALCOMMENT']['0']['#']) {
+                $session->manualcomment = backup_todb($res_info['#']['MANUALCOMMENT']['0']['#']);
+            } else { // pre 1.7 backups
+                $session->manualcomment = backup_todb($res_info['#']['COMMENT']['0']['#']);  
+            }
             //We have to recode the question field
             $question = backup_getid($restore->backup_unique_code,"question",$session->questionid);
             if ($question) {