diff --git a/src/OSPSuite.Core/Domain/Builder/SimulationConfiguration.cs b/src/OSPSuite.Core/Domain/Builder/SimulationConfiguration.cs
index b2a1a2c5d..90f7f9ce4 100644
--- a/src/OSPSuite.Core/Domain/Builder/SimulationConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/OSPSuite.Core/Domain/Builder/SimulationConfiguration.cs
@@ -48,15 +48,25 @@ public void UpdatePropertiesFrom(IUpdatable source, ICloneManager cloneManager)
          if (!(source is SimulationConfiguration sourceConfiguration))
             return;
 
-         SimModelExportMode = sourceConfiguration.SimModelExportMode;
-         ShouldValidate = sourceConfiguration.ShouldValidate;
-         ShowProgress = sourceConfiguration.ShowProgress;
-         PerformCircularReferenceCheck = sourceConfiguration.PerformCircularReferenceCheck;
+         CopyPropertiesFrom(sourceConfiguration);
          sourceConfiguration.ExpressionProfiles.Each(x => AddExpressionProfile(cloneManager.Clone(x)));
          sourceConfiguration.AllCalculationMethods.Each(AddCalculationMethod);
          sourceConfiguration.ModuleConfigurations.Each(x => AddModuleConfiguration(cloneManager.Clone(x)));
          SimulationSettings = cloneManager.Clone(sourceConfiguration.SimulationSettings);
          Individual = cloneManager.Clone(sourceConfiguration.Individual);
       }
+
+      /// <summary>
+      /// Copies the properties from <paramref name="sourceConfiguration"/> but does not clone any of the building blocks
+      /// or module configurations.
+      /// </summary>
+      /// <param name="sourceConfiguration"></param>
+      public void CopyPropertiesFrom(SimulationConfiguration sourceConfiguration)
+      {
+         SimModelExportMode = sourceConfiguration.SimModelExportMode;
+         ShouldValidate = sourceConfiguration.ShouldValidate;
+         ShowProgress = sourceConfiguration.ShowProgress;
+         PerformCircularReferenceCheck = sourceConfiguration.PerformCircularReferenceCheck;
+      }
    }
 }
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