diff --git a/tutor/app/assets/javascripts/problems.js.coffee b/tutor/app/assets/javascripts/problems.js.coffee
index 63cef662..f90d9c77 100644
--- a/tutor/app/assets/javascripts/problems.js.coffee
+++ b/tutor/app/assets/javascripts/problems.js.coffee
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ timer = ->
 	digit++
 	if digit > 59
 		min++
-		document.getElementById("mins").innerHTML = min
+		$(".mins").html min
 		digit = 0
 	if digit <= 9
 		digit = "0" + digit  
-	document.getElementById("secs").innerHTML = digit
+	$(".secs").html digit
+	$("#sec").val($(".secs").html())
+	$("#min").val($(".mins").html())
 
 activate = ->
 	unless timer_is_on
diff --git a/tutor/app/views/solutions/_new.html.erb b/tutor/app/views/solutions/_new.html.erb
index e999d5b6..2d227f25 100644
--- a/tutor/app/views/solutions/_new.html.erb
+++ b/tutor/app/views/solutions/_new.html.erb
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 
 <!-- Timer that starts when problem is shown --> 
 <b>Time spent:</b> 
-<span id="mins">0</span>:<span id="secs">00</span>
+<span id="mins" class="mins">0</span>:<span id="secs" class="secs">00</span>
 
 <%= form_for :solution,
 	:url => { :controller => "solutions", :action => "create" },
 	:html => {:method => :post} do |f| %>
 	<%= @code = f.text_area :code, placeholder: "Write your code here and then click submit",
 			class: "editor" %> 
+	<%= f.hidden_field :mins, id: "min", value: "" %>
+	<%= f.hidden_field :secs, id: "sec", value: "" %>
 	<%= f.hidden_field :problem_id, value: params[:id] %>
 	<br>
 	<table width='100%'>
diff --git a/tutor/db/development.sqlite3 b/tutor/db/development.sqlite3
index b42221be..9b4f5ac7 100644
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