diff --git a/classes/create_repo.php b/classes/create_repo.php
index 7ea9642..c8feae5 100644
--- a/classes/create_repo.php
+++ b/classes/create_repo.php
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public function call_repo_creation(string $rootdirectory, string $moodleinstance
         chdir($scriptdirectory);
         return shell_exec('php createrepo.php -u ' . $this->usegit . ' -w -r "' .
                 $rootdirectory .  '" -i "' . $moodleinstance .
-                '" -l "module" -n ' . $instanceid . ' -t "' . $token . '" -x ' . $ignorecat);
+                '" -l "module" -n ' . $instanceid . ' -t ' . $token . $ignorecat);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/classes/export_repo.php b/classes/export_repo.php
index 763f3fd..fc0eaea 100644
--- a/classes/export_repo.php
+++ b/classes/export_repo.php
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public function update_quiz_directories($clihelper, $scriptdirectory) {
                 $quizmanifestname = cli_helper::get_manifest_path($moodleinstance, 'module', null,
                                     $contextinfo->contextinfo->coursename, $quiz->name, '');
                 $output = $this->call_export_repo($rootdirectory, $moodleinstance, $token,
-                                    $quizmanifestname, $scriptdirectory);
+                                    $quizmanifestname, $ignorecat, $scriptdirectory);
             }
             echo $output;
             $quizmanifestpath = cli_helper::get_manifest_path($moodleinstance, 'module', null,
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ public function call_repo_creation(string $rootdirectory, string $moodleinstance
                                       ): ?string {
         chdir($scriptdirectory);
         return shell_exec('php createrepo.php -u ' . $this->usegit . ' -w -r "' . $rootdirectory .  '" -i "' . $moodleinstance .
-                '" -l "module" -n ' . $instanceid . ' -t ' . $token . ' -x ' . $ignorecat);
+                '" -l "module" -n ' . $instanceid . ' -t ' . $token . $ignorecat);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -397,13 +397,14 @@ public function call_export_quiz(string $moodleinstance, string $token,
      * @param string $moodleinstance
      * @param string $token
      * @param string $quizmanifestname
+     * @param string $ignorecat
      * @param string $scriptdirectory
      * @return string|null
      */
     public function call_export_repo(string $rootdirectory, string $moodleinstance, string $token,
-                string $quizmanifestname, string $scriptdirectory): ?string {
+                string $quizmanifestname, string $ignorecat, string $scriptdirectory): ?string {
         chdir($scriptdirectory);
         return shell_exec('php exportrepofrommoodle.php -u ' . $this->usegit . ' -w -r "' . $rootdirectory . '" -i "' .
-                            $moodleinstance . '" -f "' . $quizmanifestname . '" -t ' . $token);
+                            $moodleinstance . '" -f "' . $quizmanifestname . '" -t ' . $token . $ignorecat);
     }
 }
diff --git a/classes/import_repo.php b/classes/import_repo.php
index 64ce4f2..97177fe 100644
--- a/classes/import_repo.php
+++ b/classes/import_repo.php
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ public function update_quizzes($clihelper, $scriptdirectory) {
             echo "\nImporting quiz context: {$structurecontents->quiz->name}\n";
             if (is_file($quizmanifestpath)) {
                 $output = $this->call_import_repo($rootdirectory, $moodleinstance, $token,
-                        $quizmanifestname, null, $scriptdirectory);
+                        $quizmanifestname, null, $ignorecat, $scriptdirectory);
                 echo $output;
             } else {
                 // No quiz manifest. We need to import questions into context of created quiz.
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ public function update_quizzes($clihelper, $scriptdirectory) {
                     $this->manifestcontents->quizzes = [];
                 }
                 $output = $this->call_import_repo($rootdirectory, $moodleinstance, $token,
-                        null, $quizcmid, $scriptdirectory);
+                        null, $quizcmid, $ignorecat, $scriptdirectory);
                 echo $output;
             }
             if ($instanceid === false) {
@@ -992,18 +992,20 @@ public function update_quizzes($clihelper, $scriptdirectory) {
      * @param string $token
      * @param string|null $quizmanifestname
      * @param string|null $cmid
+     * @param string $ignorecat
      * @param string $scriptdirectory
      * @return string|null
      */
     public function call_import_repo(string $rootdirectory, string $moodleinstance, string $token,
-                                    ?string $quizmanifestname, ?string $quizcmid, string $scriptdirectory): string {
+                                    ?string $quizmanifestname, ?string $quizcmid,
+                                    string $ignorecat, string $scriptdirectory): string {
         chdir($scriptdirectory);
         if ($quizmanifestname) {
             return shell_exec('php importrepotomoodle.php -u ' . $this->usegit . ' -w -r "' . $rootdirectory .
-                            '" -i "' . $moodleinstance . '" -f "' . $quizmanifestname . '" -t ' . $token);
+                            '" -i "' . $moodleinstance . '" -f "' . $quizmanifestname . '" -t ' . $token . $ignorecat);
         } else {
             return shell_exec('php importrepotomoodle.php -u ' . $this->usegit . ' -w -r "' . $rootdirectory .
-                            '" -i "' . $moodleinstance . '" -l "module" -n ' . $quizcmid . ' -t ' . $token);
+                            '" -i "' . $moodleinstance . '" -l "module" -n ' . $quizcmid . ' -t ' . $token . $ignorecat);
         }
     }