diff --git a/ccp/js/methodeditorcontroller.js b/ccp/js/methodeditorcontroller.js
index 5c1d817..16ddd79 100644
--- a/ccp/js/methodeditorcontroller.js
+++ b/ccp/js/methodeditorcontroller.js
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class CCPMethodEditorController extends HTMLElement{
   cloneOrEditMethod(method){
     const subject = this.#boot.subject
     const matchingauthors = method.metadata ? method.metadata.filter(md=>md.role === "author" && md.href.endsWith("/" + subject)).length : 0
-    if(matchingauthors === 0) this.cloneMethod(method.id);
+    if(matchingauthors === 0) this.cloneMethod(method.id, true);
     else{
       this.#dragging_method = method.id
       this.#cloneornew_dialog.style.display = "block"