diff --git a/src/lib/AutoType_X11.cpp b/src/lib/AutoType_X11.cpp
index 801b65e..e9fa21f 100644
--- a/src/lib/AutoType_X11.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/AutoType_X11.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class AutoTypePrivate{
 		inline static void sleepKeyStrokeDelay(){ sleep(config->autoTypeKeyStrokeDelay()); };
 		static void templateToKeysyms(const QString& Template, QList<AutoTypeAction>& KeySymList,IEntryHandle* entry);
 		static void stringToKeysyms(const QString& string,QList<AutoTypeAction>& KeySymList);
+		static QString getRootGroupName(IEntryHandle* entry);
 };
 
 
@@ -193,8 +194,11 @@ void AutoType::performGlobal(){
 	QRegExp lineMatch("Auto-Type-Window(?:-(\\d+)|):([^\\n]+)", Qt::CaseInsensitive, QRegExp::RegExp2);
 	QDateTime now = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
 	for (int i=0; i<entries.size(); i++){
-		if (entries[i]->expire()!=Date_Never && entries[i]->expire()<now)
+		if ( (entries[i]->expire()!=Date_Never && entries[i]->expire()<now) ||
+			 (AutoTypePrivate::getRootGroupName(entries[i]).compare("backup",Qt::CaseInsensitive)==0)
+		){
 			continue;
+		}
 		
 		bool hasWindowEntry=false;
 		QString comment = entries[i]->comment();
@@ -564,3 +568,12 @@ void AutoTypePrivate::stringToKeysyms(const QString& string,QList<AutoTypeAction
 	for(int i=0; i<string.length();i++)
 		KeySymList << AutoTypeAction(TypeKey, HelperX11::getKeysym(string[i]));
 }
+
+QString AutoTypePrivate::getRootGroupName(IEntryHandle* entry){
+	IGroupHandle* group = entry->group();
+	int level = group->level();
+	for (int i=0; i<level; i++)
+		group = group->parent();
+	
+	return group->title();
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/EntryView.cpp b/src/lib/EntryView.cpp
index c404797..df364d4 100644
--- a/src/lib/EntryView.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/EntryView.cpp
@@ -613,17 +613,13 @@ EntryViewItem::EntryViewItem(QTreeWidgetItem *parent, QTreeWidgetItem *preceding
 bool EntryViewItem::operator<(const QTreeWidgetItem& other)const{
 	int SortCol=treeWidget()->header()->sortIndicatorSection();
 	int ListIndex=((KeepassEntryView*)treeWidget())->columnListIndex(SortCol);
-	if(ListIndex < 5 || ListIndex==9 || ListIndex==10){ //columns with string values (Title, Username, Password, URL, Comment, Group)
-		if(QString::localeAwareCompare(text(SortCol),other.text(SortCol)) < 0)
-			return true;
-		else
-			return false;
+	if(ListIndex < 5 || ListIndex > 8){ //columns with string values (Title, Username, Password, URL, Comment, Group)
+		return (QString::localeAwareCompare(text(SortCol),other.text(SortCol)) < 0);
 	}
 	KpxDateTime DateThis;
 	KpxDateTime DateOther;
 
-
-	switch(SortCol){
+	switch(ListIndex){
 		case 5: DateThis=EntryHandle->expire();
 				DateOther=((EntryViewItem&)other).EntryHandle->expire();
 				break;