Index: scheduler.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/scheduler/Attic/scheduler.module,v
retrieving revision 1.50.2.21
diff -u -r1.50.2.21 scheduler.module
--- scheduler.module	11 May 2009 16:46:52 -0000	1.50.2.21
+++ scheduler.module	11 May 2009 17:28:23 -0000
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
           if ($exists) {
             // only update database if we need to (un)publish this node at some date
             // otherwise the user probably cleared out the (un)publish dates so we should remove the record
-            if ((isset($node->publish_on) && $node->publish_on != NULL) || (isset($node->unpublish_on) && $node->unpublish_on != NULL)) {
+            if (($node->status != 0 && isset($node->publish_on) && $node->publish_on != NULL) || (isset($node->unpublish_on) && $node->unpublish_on != NULL)) {
               db_query('UPDATE {scheduler} SET publish_on = %d, unpublish_on = %d WHERE nid = %d', $node->publish_on, $node->unpublish_on, $node->nid);
             }
             else {