diff --git a/app/models/protocol.rb b/app/models/protocol.rb
index 2a921a07b..9fc7230a3 100644
--- a/app/models/protocol.rb
+++ b/app/models/protocol.rb
@@ -241,9 +241,13 @@ class Protocol < ActiveRecord::Base
           item2 = ChecklistItem.new(
             text: item.text,
             checked: false,
-            checklist: checklist2)
+            checklist: checklist2,
+            position: item.position
+          )
           item2.created_by = current_user
           item2.last_modified_by = current_user
+          p item
+          p item2
           item2.save
         end