diff --git a/platform/entanglement/src/actions/CopyAction.js b/platform/entanglement/src/actions/CopyAction.js
index 1fb8a29229..a8dbf95d4c 100644
--- a/platform/entanglement/src/actions/CopyAction.js
+++ b/platform/entanglement/src/actions/CopyAction.js
@@ -66,15 +66,12 @@ define(
                     }
                     notificationModel.progress = (processed / totalObjects) * 100;
                     notificationModel.title = ["Copied ", processed, "of ", totalObjects, "objects"].join(" ");
-                    if (processed === totalObjects){
-                        notification.dismiss();
-                        self.notificationService.info(["Successfully copied ", totalObjects, " items."].join(""));
-                    }
                 }
             }
 
             AbstractComposeAction.prototype.perform.call(this, progress)
                 .then(function(){
+                    notification.dismiss();
                     self.notificationService.info("Copying complete.");
                     })
                 .catch(function (error){
diff --git a/platform/entanglement/src/services/CopyService.js b/platform/entanglement/src/services/CopyService.js
index ee22f592c1..aaa3227f8c 100644
--- a/platform/entanglement/src/services/CopyService.js
+++ b/platform/entanglement/src/services/CopyService.js
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ define(
                             return modelClone;
                         });
                 });
-
             };
             return copy(domainObject, parent).then(function(){
                 return clones;
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ define(
                 return self.$q.all(objectClones.map(function(clone, index){
                     return self.persistenceService.createObject(clone.persistenceSpace, clone.model.id, clone.model)
                         .then(function(){
-                            progress("copying", objectClones.length, ++persisted);
+                            progress && progress("copying", objectClones.length, ++persisted);
                         });
                 })).then(function(){ return objectClones});
             }
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ define(
             var $q = this.$q,
                 self = this;
             if (this.validate(domainObject, parent)) {
-                progress("preparing");
+                progress && progress("preparing");
                 return this.buildCopyPlan(domainObject, parent)
                     .then(self.persistObjects(progress))
                     .then(self.addClonesToParent(parent, progress));
diff --git a/platform/entanglement/test/actions/AbstractComposeActionSpec.js b/platform/entanglement/test/actions/AbstractComposeActionSpec.js
index 5be0604ec3..b65e0569ff 100644
--- a/platform/entanglement/test/actions/AbstractComposeActionSpec.js
+++ b/platform/entanglement/test/actions/AbstractComposeActionSpec.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ define(
                             .args[0](newParent);
 
                         expect(composeService.perform)
-                            .toHaveBeenCalledWith(selectedObject, newParent);
+                            .toHaveBeenCalledWith(selectedObject, newParent, undefined);
                     });
                 });
             });