diff --git a/app/stores/DocumentsStore.ts b/app/stores/DocumentsStore.ts
index df0e1523a..2e23f85b3 100644
--- a/app/stores/DocumentsStore.ts
+++ b/app/stores/DocumentsStore.ts
@@ -573,10 +573,10 @@ export default class DocumentsStore extends BaseStore<Document> {
   duplicate = async (document: Document): Promise<Document> => {
     const append = " (duplicate)";
     const res = await client.post("/documents.create", {
-      publish: !!document.publishedAt,
-      parentDocumentId: document.parentDocumentId,
-      collectionId: document.collectionId,
-      template: document.template,
+      publish: document.isTemplate,
+      parentDocumentId: null,
+      collectionId: document.isTemplate ? document.collectionId : null,
+      template: document.isTemplate,
       title: `${document.title.slice(
         0,
         DocumentValidation.maxTitleLength - append.length