diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/collection.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/collection.hpp
index 0b9b44fa9a..091496926d 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/collection.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/collection.hpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ namespace CSMWorld
        
        if (argumentType == UniversalId::ArgumentType_Id)
        {
-           copy.get().mId = Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(destination);
+           copy.get().mId = destination;
        }
        
        insertRecord(copy, getAppendIndex(destination, type));
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/commands.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/commands.cpp
index 75b88766aa..f161170195 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/commands.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/commands.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "commands.hpp"
 
 #include <QAbstractItemModel>
-
+#include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
 #include "idtable.hpp"
 #include "idtable.hpp"
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ CSMWorld::CloneCommand::CloneCommand(CSMWorld::IdTable& model,
     QUndoCommand(parent),
     mModel(model),
     mIdOrigin(idOrigin),
-    mIdDestination(IdDestination),
+    mIdDestination(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(IdDestination)),
     mArgumentType(argumentType),
     mType(type)
 {