diff --git a/scripts/downloadAndBuildSwig.sh b/scripts/downloadAndBuildSwig.sh
index 261192f667..29ce32890b 100755
--- a/scripts/downloadAndBuildSwig.sh
+++ b/scripts/downloadAndBuildSwig.sh
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ cd "${AMICI_PATH}/ThirdParty/"
 
 if [[ ! -d ${SWIG_DIR} ]]; then
     if [[ ! -f ${SWIG_ARCHIVE} ]]
-        then wget ${SWIG_URL}
+        then wget "${SWIG_URL}"
     fi
 
-    tar -xzf ${SWIG_ARCHIVE}
+    tar -xzf "${SWIG_ARCHIVE}"
 fi
 
-cd ${SWIG_DIR}
+cd "${SWIG_DIR}"
 ./configure \
   --prefix="${PREFIX}" \
   --without-alllang \
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ echo "================"
 echo "SWIG installation successful"
 echo
 echo "To use this version of SWIG, add directory ${SWIG_BIN_DIR} to your PATH,"
-echo "e.g. adding the following line to your .bashrc:"
+echo "e.g., adding the following line to your ~/.bashrc:"
 echo "    export PATH=${SWIG_BIN_DIR}:\$PATH"
 echo "================"
diff --git a/swig/solver_cvodes.i b/swig/solver_cvodes.i
index 52feb1f4dd..7e2c28a17e 100644
--- a/swig/solver_cvodes.i
+++ b/swig/solver_cvodes.i
@@ -9,5 +9,16 @@ using namespace amici;
 %newobject amici::CVodeSolver::clone;
 %feature("notabstract") amici::CVodeSolver;
 
+// Required with SWIG 4.2.0 https://github.com/AMICI-dev/AMICI/issues/2275
+%extend amici::CVodeSolver {
+    CVodeSolver() {
+        return new CVodeSolver();
+    }
+
+    CVodeSolver(Solver const& solver) {
+        return new CVodeSolver(dynamic_cast<CVodeSolver const&>(solver));
+    }
+}
+
 // Process symbols in header
 %include "amici/solver_cvodes.h"
diff --git a/swig/solver_idas.i b/swig/solver_idas.i
index b4a49a836f..7ec9f663bb 100644
--- a/swig/solver_idas.i
+++ b/swig/solver_idas.i
@@ -9,5 +9,16 @@ using namespace amici;
 %newobject amici::IDASolver::clone;
 %feature("notabstract") amici::IDASolver;
 
+// Required for SWIG 4.2.0 https://github.com/AMICI-dev/AMICI/issues/2275
+%extend amici::IDASolver {
+    IDASolver() {
+        return new IDASolver();
+    }
+
+    IDASolver(Solver const& solver) {
+        return new IDASolver(dynamic_cast<IDASolver const&>(solver));
+    }
+}
+
 // Process symbols in header
 %include "amici/solver_idas.h"
diff --git a/tests/cpp/unittests/testMisc.cpp b/tests/cpp/unittests/testMisc.cpp
index f18de96b79..1f464b3433 100644
--- a/tests/cpp/unittests/testMisc.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp/unittests/testMisc.cpp
@@ -261,6 +261,13 @@ TEST(SolverIdasTest, DefaultConstructableAndNotLeaky)
     IDASolver solver;
 }
 
+TEST(SolverIdasTest, CopyCtor)
+{
+    IDASolver solver1;
+    IDASolver solver2(solver1);
+}
+
+
 
 class SolverTest : public ::testing::Test {
   protected: