diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js b/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js
index 8054cb14..4cbd0102 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/actions/project.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { setUnsavedChanges,
   justOpenedProject,
   resetJustOpenedProject,
   showErrorModal } from './ide';
+import each from 'async/each';
 
 const ROOT_URL = process.env.API_URL;
 
@@ -190,23 +191,39 @@ export function cloneProject() {
     rootFile.id = newRootFileId;
     rootFile._id = newRootFileId;
     generateNewIdsForChildren(rootFile, newFiles);
-    // const newFiles = state.files;
-    const formParams = Object.assign({}, { name: `${state.project.name} copy` }, { files: newFiles });
-    axios.post(`${ROOT_URL}/projects`, formParams, { withCredentials: true })
-      .then((response) => {
-        browserHistory.push(`/${response.data.user.username}/sketches/${response.data.id}`);
-        console.log(response.data);
-        dispatch({
-          type: ActionTypes.NEW_PROJECT,
-          project: response.data,
-          owner: response.data.user,
-          files: response.data.files
-        });
-      })
-      .catch(response => dispatch({
-        type: ActionTypes.PROJECT_SAVE_FAIL,
-        error: response.data
-      }));
+    //need to duplicate all files hosted on S3
+    each(newFiles, (file, callback) => {
+      if (file.url) {
+        const formParams = {
+          url: file.url
+        };
+        axios.post(`${ROOT_URL}/S3/copy`, formParams, {withCredentials: true})
+          .then((response) => {
+            file.url = response.data.url;
+            callback(null);
+          });
+      } else {
+        callback(null);
+      }
+    }, (err) => {
+      // if not errors in duplicating the files on S3, then duplicate it
+      const formParams = Object.assign({}, { name: `${state.project.name} copy` }, { files: newFiles });
+      axios.post(`${ROOT_URL}/projects`, formParams, { withCredentials: true })
+        .then((response) => {
+          browserHistory.push(`/${response.data.user.username}/sketches/${response.data.id}`);
+          console.log(response.data);
+          dispatch({
+            type: ActionTypes.NEW_PROJECT,
+            project: response.data,
+            owner: response.data.user,
+            files: response.data.files
+          });
+        })
+        .catch(response => dispatch({
+          type: ActionTypes.PROJECT_SAVE_FAIL,
+          error: response.data
+        }));
+    });
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f346928..7e0e55f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
     "redux-thunk": "^2.1.0",
     "request": "^2.76.0",
     "request-promise": "^4.1.1",
+    "s3": "^4.4.0",
     "s3-policy": "^0.2.0",
     "shortid": "^2.2.6",
     "srcdoc-polyfill": "^0.2.0",
diff --git a/server/controllers/aws.controller.js b/server/controllers/aws.controller.js
index 7a1b098c..138ca51d 100644
--- a/server/controllers/aws.controller.js
+++ b/server/controllers/aws.controller.js
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 import uuid from 'node-uuid';
 import policy from 's3-policy';
+import s3 from 's3';
+
+const client = s3.createClient({
+  maxAsyncS3: 20,
+  s3RetryCount: 3,
+  s3RetryDelay: 1000,
+  multipartUploadThreshold: 20971520, // this is the default (20 MB) 
+  multipartUploadSize: 15728640, // this is the default (15 MB) 
+  s3Options: {
+    accessKeyId: `${process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY}`,
+    secretAccessKey: `${process.env.AWS_SECRET_KEY}`,
+  },
+});
+
+const s3Bucket = `https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/${process.env.S3_BUCKET}/`;
 
 function getExtension(filename) {
   const i = filename.lastIndexOf('.');
@@ -27,4 +42,19 @@ export function signS3(req, res) {
   return res.json(result);
 }
 
-export default signS3;
+export function copyObjectInS3(req, res) {
+  const url = req.body.url;
+  const objectKey = url.split("/").pop();
+
+  const fileExtension = getExtension(objectKey);
+  const newFilename = uuid.v4() + fileExtension;
+  const params = {
+    Bucket: `${process.env.S3_BUCKET}`,
+    CopySource: `${process.env.S3_BUCKET}/${objectKey}`,
+    key: newFilename
+  };
+  const copy = client.copyObject(params);
+  del.on('end', function() {
+    res.json({url: `${s3Bucket}/${newFilename}`});
+  });
+}
diff --git a/server/routes/aws.routes.js b/server/routes/aws.routes.js
index 8f80ca4f..8d8e1462 100644
--- a/server/routes/aws.routes.js
+++ b/server/routes/aws.routes.js
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ import * as AWSController from '../controllers/aws.controller';
 const router = new Router();
 
 router.route('/S3/sign').post(AWSController.signS3);
+router.route('/S3/copy').post(AWSController.copyObjectInS3);
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/server/utils/s3.js b/server/utils/s3.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16fda808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/utils/s3.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import s3 from 's3';
+
+const client = s3.createClient({
+  maxAsyncS3: 20,
+  s3RetryCount: 3,
+  s3RetryDelay: 1000,
+  multipartUploadThreshold: 20971520, // this is the default (20 MB) 
+  multipartUploadSize: 15728640, // this is the default (15 MB) 
+  s3Options: {
+    accessKeyId: `${process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY}`,
+    secretAccessKey: `${process.env.AWS_SECRET_KEY}`,
+  },
+});
+
+export function copyObjectOnS3(url, callback) {
+  
+}
+