diff --git a/classes/task/email_certificate_task.php b/classes/task/email_certificate_task.php
index 1579cb73..80454565 100644
--- a/classes/task/email_certificate_task.php
+++ b/classes/task/email_certificate_task.php
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ public function execute() {
             if (!$fastmoduleinfo->visible) {
                 continue;
             }
+
             // Do not process an empty certificate.
             $sql = "SELECT ce.*
                       FROM {customcert_elements} ce
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ public function execute() {
             $certificatename = format_string($customcert->name, true, ['context' => $context]);
 
             // Used to create the email subject.
-            $info = new \stdClass;
+            $info = new \stdClass();
             $info->coursename = $courseshortname; // Added for BC, so users who have edited the string don't lose this value.
             $info->courseshortname = $courseshortname;
             $info->coursefullname = $coursefullname;
@@ -177,14 +178,10 @@ public function execute() {
             $userswithissue = get_users_by_capability($context, 'mod/customcert:receiveissue');
             // Get users with mod/customcert:view capability.
             $userswithview = get_users_by_capability($context, 'mod/customcert:view');
-            // Users with both mod/customcert:view and mod/customcert:receiveissue cabapilities.
+            // Users with both mod/customcert:view and mod/customcert:receiveissue capabilities.
             $userswithissueview = array_intersect_key($userswithissue, $userswithview);
 
-            $infomodule = new \core_availability\info_module($fastmoduleinfo);
-            // Filter who can't access due to availability restriction, from the full list.
-            $userscanissue = $infomodule->filter_user_list($userswithissueview);
-
-            foreach ($userscanissue as $enroluser) {
+            foreach ($userswithissueview as $enroluser) {
                 // Check if the user has already been issued.
                 if (in_array($enroluser->id, array_keys((array)$issuedusers))) {
                     continue;
@@ -195,6 +192,12 @@ public function execute() {
                     continue;
                 }
 
+                // Now check if the certificate is not visible to the current user.
+                $cm = get_fast_modinfo($customcert->courseid, $enroluser->id)->instances['customcert'][$customcert->id];
+                if (!$cm->uservisible) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 // Check that they have passed the required time.
                 if (!empty($customcert->requiredtime)) {
                     if (\mod_customcert\certificate::get_course_time($customcert->courseid,
diff --git a/tests/email_certificate_task_test.php b/tests/email_certificate_task_test.php
index 6d166ad9..096ed072 100644
--- a/tests/email_certificate_task_test.php
+++ b/tests/email_certificate_task_test.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 namespace mod_customcert;
 
+use completion_info;
 use stdClass;
 use context_course;
 use advanced_testcase;
@@ -436,4 +437,85 @@ public function test_email_certificates_students_havent_met_required_time(): voi
         // Confirm no emails were sent.
         $this->assertCount(0, $emails);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests the email certificate task when the student has not met the required time for the course.
+     *
+     * @covers \mod_customcert\task\email_certificate_task
+     */
+    public function test_email_certificates_students_havent_met_required_criteria(): void {
+        global $CFG, $DB;
+
+        $CFG->enablecompletion = true;
+
+        // Create a course.
+        $course = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course();
+
+        // Create a user.
+        $user1 = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user();
+
+        // Enrol them in the course.
+        $this->getDataGenerator()->enrol_user($user1->id, $course->id);
+
+        // Create a quiz.
+        $quiz = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_module('quiz', ['course' => $course->id]);
+
+        $quizmodule = $DB->get_record('course_modules', ['id' => $quiz->cmid]);
+
+        // Set completion criteria for the quiz.
+        $quizmodule->completion = COMPLETION_TRACKING_AUTOMATIC;
+        $quizmodule->completionview = 1; // Require view to complete
+        $quizmodule->completionexpected = 0;
+        $DB->update_record('course_modules', $quizmodule);
+
+        // Set restrict access to the customcert activity based on the completion of the quiz.
+        $customcert = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_module('customcert', [
+            'course' => $course->id,
+            'emailstudents' => 1,
+            'availability' => json_encode(
+                [
+                    'op' => '&',
+                    'c' => [
+                        [
+                            'type' => 'completion',
+                            'cm' => $quiz->cmid,
+                            'e' => COMPLETION_COMPLETE, // Ensure the quiz is marked as complete
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                    'showc' => [
+                        false
+                    ],
+                ]
+            )
+        ]);
+
+        // Create template object.
+        $template = new stdClass();
+        $template->id = $customcert->templateid;
+        $template->name = 'A template';
+        $template->contextid = context_course::instance($course->id)->id;
+        $template = new template($template);
+
+        // Add a page to this template.
+        $pageid = $template->add_page();
+
+        // Add an element to the page.
+        $element = new stdClass();
+        $element->pageid = $pageid;
+        $element->name = 'Image';
+        $DB->insert_record('customcert_elements', $element);
+
+        // Run the task.
+        $sink = $this->redirectEmails();
+        $task = new email_certificate_task();
+        $task->execute();
+        $emails = $sink->get_messages();
+
+        // Confirm there are no issues as the user can not view the certificate.
+        $issues = $DB->get_records('customcert_issues');
+        $this->assertCount(0, $issues);
+
+        // Confirm no emails were sent.
+        $this->assertCount(0, $emails);
+    }
 }