diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/carbonpaper.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/carbonpaper.dm
index 813283147c45..4ddefff61eb8 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/carbonpaper.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/carbonpaper.dm
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	set category = "Object"
 	set src in usr
 
-	if (copied == 0)
+	if (!copied && !iscopy)
 		var/obj/item/paper/carbon/c = src
 		var/copycontents = html_decode(c.info)
 		var/obj/item/paper/carbon/copy = new /obj/item/paper/carbon (usr.loc)