diff --git a/web/src/endpoints/export/get_events_data.rs b/web/src/endpoints/export/get_events_data.rs
index 015d4afc..13498253 100644
--- a/web/src/endpoints/export/get_events_data.rs
+++ b/web/src/endpoints/export/get_events_data.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::{
 struct ExportQuery {
     start: NaiveDate,
     end: NaiveDate,
-    area: Option<i32>,
+    area: i32,
 }
 
 #[derive(PartialEq)]
@@ -131,13 +131,16 @@ pub async fn get(
         return Err(ApplicationError::Unauthorized);
     }
 
-    let rows_to_export = ExportEventRow::read(pool.get_ref()).await?;
+    let rows_to_export = ExportEventRow::read_all_for_timerange_and_area(
+        pool.get_ref(),
+        (query.start, query.end),
+        query.area,
+    )
+    .await?;
     let entries = read(rows_to_export);
 
     let mut workbook = Workbook::new();
     let worksheet = workbook.add_worksheet();
-    // let time_format = Format::new();
-    // time_format.set_num_format(num_format)
 
     const HEADER: [&str; 10] = [
         "Datum",
diff --git a/web/src/models/export_event_row.rs b/web/src/models/export_event_row.rs
index b5e46959..9230017b 100644
--- a/web/src/models/export_event_row.rs
+++ b/web/src/models/export_event_row.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
+use chrono::{NaiveDate, NaiveDateTime};
 use sqlx::{
     postgres::{PgHasArrayType, PgTypeInfo},
     query, PgPool,
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ impl PgHasArrayType for SimpleAssignment {
 }
 
 impl ExportEventRow {
-    pub async fn read(pool: &PgPool) -> Result<Vec<ExportEventRow>, ApplicationError> {
+    pub async fn read_all_for_timerange_and_area(
+        pool: &PgPool,
+        time: (NaiveDate, NaiveDate),
+        area: i32,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<ExportEventRow>, ApplicationError> {
         let rows = query!(
             "select
 	event.starttimestamp,
@@ -68,7 +72,11 @@ from
 	event
 join location on
 	event.locationId = location.id
-        order by event.starttimestamp"
+        where event.starttimestamp::date >= $1 and event.starttimestamp::date <= $2 and location.areaId = $3
+        order by event.starttimestamp",
+        time.0,
+        time.1,
+        area
         )
         .fetch_all(pool)
         .await?;