diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index a65ad0dbf..386bbfa60 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ const appstore = require('./appstore.js'),
     volumes = require('./volumes.js'),
     _ = require('underscore');
 
+// NOTE: when adding fields here, update the clone and unarchive logic as well
 const APPS_FIELDS_PREFIXED = [ 'apps.id', 'apps.appStoreId', 'apps.installationState', 'apps.errorJson', 'apps.runState',
     'apps.health', 'apps.containerId', 'apps.manifestJson', 'apps.accessRestrictionJson', 'apps.memoryLimit', 'apps.cpuQuota',
     'apps.label', 'apps.notes', 'apps.tagsJson', 'apps.taskId', 'apps.reverseProxyConfigJson', 'apps.servicesConfigJson', 'apps.operatorsJson',
@@ -2422,10 +2423,11 @@ async function clone(app, data, user, auditSource) {
 
     const icons = await getIcons(app.id);
 
-    // label, icon intentionally omitted
+    // label, icon, checklist intentionally omitted
     const dolly = _.pick(app, 'memoryLimit', 'cpuQuota', 'crontab', 'reverseProxyConfig', 'env', 'servicesConfig', 'tags', 'devices',
         'enableMailbox', 'mailboxDisplayName', 'mailboxName', 'mailboxDomain', 'enableInbox', 'inboxName', 'inboxDomain', 'debugMode',
-        'enableTurn', 'enableRedis', 'mounts', 'enableBackup', 'enableAutomaticUpdate', 'accessRestriction', 'operators', 'sso');
+        'enableTurn', 'enableRedis', 'mounts', 'enableBackup', 'enableAutomaticUpdate', 'accessRestriction', 'operators', 'sso',
+        'notes');
 
     if (!manifest.addons?.recvmail) dolly.inboxDomain = null; // needed because we are cloning _current_ app settings with old manifest
 
diff --git a/src/archives.js b/src/archives.js
index 1d6b4eda0..af86beb82 100644
--- a/src/archives.js
+++ b/src/archives.js
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ async function unarchive(archive, data, auditSource) {
 
     const dolly = _.pick(appConfig, 'appStoreId', 'manifest', 'memoryLimit', 'cpuQuota', 'crontab', 'reverseProxyConfig', 'env', 'servicesConfig',
         'tags', 'label', 'enableMailbox', 'mailboxDisplayName', 'mailboxName', 'mailboxDomain', 'enableInbox', 'inboxName', 'inboxDomain', 'devices',
-        'enableTurn', 'enableRedis', 'mounts', 'enableBackup', 'enableAutomaticUpdate', 'accessRestriction', 'operators', 'sso');
+        'enableTurn', 'enableRedis', 'mounts', 'enableBackup', 'enableAutomaticUpdate', 'accessRestriction', 'operators', 'sso',
+        'notes', 'checklist');
 
     // intentionally not filled up: redirectDomain, aliasDomains, mailboxDomain
     const newAppData = Object.assign(dolly, {