diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp
index 03872a3d6c..d48e7abcb1 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp
@@ -1243,9 +1243,8 @@ void CSVRender::InstanceMode::cloneSelectedInstances()
         if (CSVRender::ObjectTag* objectTag = dynamic_cast<CSVRender::ObjectTag*>(tag.get()))
         {
             macro.push(new CSMWorld::CloneCommand(referencesTable, objectTag->mObject->getReferenceId(),
-                "ref#" + std::to_string(referencesTable.rowCount()), CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Reference));
+                document.getData().getReferences().getNewId(), CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Reference));
         }
-    // getWorldspaceWidget().clearSelection(Mask_Reference);
 }
 
 void CSVRender::InstanceMode::dropInstance(CSVRender::Object* object, float dropHeight)