diff --git a/client/components/Nav.jsx b/client/components/Nav.jsx
index 63bab433..563a8832 100644
--- a/client/components/Nav.jsx
+++ b/client/components/Nav.jsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function Nav(props) {
           }
         })()}
         {(() => { // eslint-disable-line
-          if (props.project.id) {
+          if (props.project.id && props.user.authenticated) {
             return (
               <li className="nav__item">
                 <a className="nav__clone" onClick={props.cloneProject}>
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js b/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js
index d5d0b179..020cc921 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ export function newProject() {
 
 export function cloneProject() {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    dispatch(setUnsavedChanges(false));
     const state = getState();
     const formParams = Object.assign({}, { name: `${state.project.name} copy` }, { files: state.files });
     axios.post(`${ROOT_URL}/projects`, formParams, { withCredentials: true })