diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index f64a59bf8..785901406 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -1152,15 +1152,12 @@ function clone(appId, data, user, auditSource, callback) {
                     purchaseApp({ appId: newAppId, appstoreId: app.appStoreId, manifestId: manifest.id }, function (error) {
                         if (error) return callback(error);
 
-                        taskmanager.restartAppTask(newAppId);
-
-                        // fetch fresh app object for eventlog
-                        get(appId, function (error, result) {
-                            if (error) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
+                        startAppTask(newAppId, function (error, result) {
+                            if (error) return callback(error);
 
                             eventlog.add(eventlog.ACTION_APP_CLONE, auditSource, { appId: newAppId, oldAppId: appId, backupId: backupId, oldApp: app, newApp: result });
 
-                            callback(null, { id : newAppId });
+                            callback(null, { id: newAppId });
                         });
                     });
                 });
diff --git a/src/apptask.js b/src/apptask.js
index 32f3ed22f..cb187ba02 100644
--- a/src/apptask.js
+++ b/src/apptask.js
@@ -966,6 +966,7 @@ function run(appId, progressCallback, callback) {
         case appdb.ISTATE_PENDING_INSTALL: return install(app, progressCallback, callback);
         case appdb.ISTATE_PENDING_CONFIGURE: return configure(app, progressCallback, callback);
         case appdb.ISTATE_PENDING_UNINSTALL: return uninstall(app, progressCallback, callback);
+        case appdb.ISTATE_PENDING_CLONE: return install(app, progressCallback, callback);
 
         default:
             debugApp(app, 'apptask launched with invalid command');