diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/VClass.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/VClass.java
index 128161cb5..2a6b0844b 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/VClass.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/beans/VClass.java
@@ -137,26 +137,32 @@ public class VClass extends BaseResourceBean implements Comparable<VClass>
     /**
 	 * Constructs the VClass as a deep copy of an existing VClass. 
 	 */
-    public VClass( VClass vc) {
-    	this.URI = vc.URI;
-    	this.namespace = vc.namespace;
-    	this.localName = vc.localName;
-    	this.myName = vc.myName;
-    	this.myExample = vc.myExample;
-    	this.myDescription = vc.myDescription;
-    	this.myShortDefinition = vc.myShortDefinition;
-    	this.myEntityCount = vc.myEntityCount;
-    	this.displayLimit = vc.displayLimit;
-    	this.displayRank = vc.displayRank;
-    	this.quickEditJsp = vc.quickEditJsp;
-    	this.groupURI = vc.groupURI;
-    	this.group = (vc.group == null) ? null : new VClassGroup(vc.group);
-    	this.customEntryForm = vc.customEntryForm;
-    	this.customDisplayView = vc.customDisplayView;
-    	this.customShortView = vc.customShortView;
-    	this.customSearchView = vc.customSearchView;
+    public VClass copy() {
+    	VClass that = new VClass();
+    	copyFields(that);
+    	return that;
     }
     
+	protected void copyFields(VClass that) {
+		that.myName = this.myName;
+    	that.namespace = this.namespace;
+    	that.localName = this.localName;
+    	that.URI = this.URI;
+    	that.myExample = this.myExample;
+    	that.myDescription = this.myDescription;
+    	that.myShortDefinition = this.myShortDefinition;
+    	that.myEntityCount = this.myEntityCount;
+    	that.displayLimit = this.displayLimit;
+    	that.displayRank = this.displayRank;
+    	that.quickEditJsp = this.quickEditJsp;
+    	that.groupURI = this.groupURI;
+    	that.group = this.group;
+    	that.customEntryForm = this.customEntryForm;
+    	that.customDisplayView = this.customDisplayView;
+    	that.customShortView = this.customShortView;
+    	that.customSearchView = this.customSearchView;
+	}
+    
     /**
      * Sorts alphabetically by name
      */
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/VClassGroupsForRequest.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/VClassGroupsForRequest.java
index 753e695e0..20484b00b 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/VClassGroupsForRequest.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/VClassGroupsForRequest.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ public class VClassGroupsForRequest {
 		}
 		
 		if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			log.debug("groups: " + groupMap);
-			log.debug("classes: " + classMap);
+			log.debug("groups: " + groupMap.values());
+			log.debug("classes: " + classMap.values());
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class VClassGroupsForRequest {
 	}
 
 	private void loadClass(VClass vc, VClassGroup newVcg) {
-		VClass newVc = new VClass(vc);
+		VClass newVc = vc.copy();
 		newVc.setName(getNameForVClass(vc));
 		newVc.setGroup(newVcg);
 		newVcg.add(newVc);
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/jena/VClassJena.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/jena/VClassJena.java
index cd62ab469..5f6b9aee3 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/jena/VClassJena.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/dao/jena/VClassJena.java
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ public class VClassJena extends VClass {
         this.webappDaoFactory = wadf;
     }
     
+    /**
+ 	 * Constructs the VClassJena as a deep copy of an existing VClassJena. 
+ 	 */
+     @Override
+	public VClassJena copy() {
+     	VClassJena that = new VClassJena(this.cls, this.webappDaoFactory);
+     	copyFields(that);
+     	return that;
+     }
+
     /**
      * What this VClass is called
      */