diff --git a/scidash/sciunitmodels/api/views.py b/scidash/sciunitmodels/api/views.py
index f7d2b938..699bcb96 100644
--- a/scidash/sciunitmodels/api/views.py
+++ b/scidash/sciunitmodels/api/views.py
@@ -109,8 +109,18 @@ def get(self, request, model_id):
                 ), 404
             )
 
-        new_model_instance = self.clone_model(model_instance, request)
-        serializer = ModelInstanceSerializer(new_model_instance)
+        if model_instance.model_class.import_path == '':
+            return response.Response(json.dumps(
+                    {
+                        'success': False,
+                        'message': 'Unable to clone, import_path is missing'
+                    }
+                ), 400
+            )
+        else:
+            new_model_instance = self.clone_model(model_instance, request)
+            serializer = ModelInstanceSerializer(new_model_instance)
+
         return response.Response(serializer.data)
 
     def clone_model(self, model_instance_model, request):
diff --git a/scidash/sciunittests/api/views.py b/scidash/sciunittests/api/views.py
index 52c0664e..81395a5d 100644
--- a/scidash/sciunittests/api/views.py
+++ b/scidash/sciunittests/api/views.py
@@ -99,8 +99,19 @@ def get(self, request, test_id):
                     }
                 ), 404
             )
-        new_test_instance = self.clone_test(test_instance, request)
-        serializer = TestInstanceSerializer(new_test_instance)
+
+        if test_instance.test_class.import_path == '':
+            return response.Response(json.dumps(
+                    {
+                        'success': False,
+                        'message': 'Unable to clone, import_path is missing'
+                    }
+                ), 400
+            )
+        else:
+            new_test_instance = self.clone_test(test_instance, request)
+            serializer = TestInstanceSerializer(new_test_instance)
+
 
         return response.Response(serializer.data)