diff --git a/main/inc/lib/add_course.lib.inc.php b/main/inc/lib/add_course.lib.inc.php
index 5d7d757058..726775df3c 100644
--- a/main/inc/lib/add_course.lib.inc.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/add_course.lib.inc.php
@@ -1278,39 +1278,42 @@ function fill_course_repository($courseRepository)
 	}
 	fclose($fp);
 	
-	$img_code_path = api_get_path(SYS_CODE_PATH)."img/default_courses_img/";
-	$course_documents_folder=$sys_course_path.$courseRepository.'/document/images/default_course_img/';
-	
-	mkdir($course_documents_folder,0777);
-	
-	$dirs=array();
-	$handle = opendir($img_code_path);
+	if(api_get_setting('example_material_course_creation')<>'false')
+	{
 	
-	while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
-		if(is_dir($img_code_path.$file) && $file!=".svn" && $file!="." && $file!=".."){
-			mkdir($course_documents_folder.$file,0777);
-			$dirs[]=$file.'/';
-		}
-		elseif(is_file($img_code_path.$file) && $file!="." && $file!=".." && $file!=".svn"){
-	        copy($img_code_path.$file,$course_documents_folder.$file);
-	        chmod($course_documents_folder.$file,0777);
-		}
-   	}
-   	closedir($handle);
-   	
-   	foreach($dirs as $current_dir){
-   		$handle = opendir($img_code_path.$current_dir);
-   		
+		$img_code_path = api_get_path(SYS_CODE_PATH)."img/default_courses_img/";
+		$course_documents_folder=$sys_course_path.$courseRepository.'/document/images/default_course_img/';
+		
+		mkdir($course_documents_folder,0777);
+		
+		$dirs=array();
+		$handle = opendir($img_code_path);
+		
 		while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
-			if(is_file($img_code_path.$current_dir.$file) && $file!="." && $file!=".."){
-		        copy($img_code_path.$current_dir.$file,$course_documents_folder.$current_dir.$file);
-		        chmod($course_documents_folder.$current_dir.$file,0777);
+			if(is_dir($img_code_path.$file) && $file!=".svn" && $file!="." && $file!=".."){
+				mkdir($course_documents_folder.$file,0777);
+				$dirs[]=$file.'/';
+			}
+			elseif(is_file($img_code_path.$file) && $file!="." && $file!=".." && $file!=".svn"){
+		        copy($img_code_path.$file,$course_documents_folder.$file);
+		        chmod($course_documents_folder.$file,0777);
 			}
 	   	}
-	   	
 	   	closedir($handle);
-   	}
-   	
+	   	
+	   	foreach($dirs as $current_dir){
+	   		$handle = opendir($img_code_path.$current_dir);
+	   		
+			while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
+				if(is_file($img_code_path.$current_dir.$file) && $file!="." && $file!=".."){
+			        copy($img_code_path.$current_dir.$file,$course_documents_folder.$current_dir.$file);
+			        chmod($course_documents_folder.$current_dir.$file,0777);
+				}
+		   	}
+		   	
+		   	closedir($handle);
+	   	}
+	}
 	return 0;
 };