diff --git a/src/superannotate/lib/app/analytics/aggregators.py b/src/superannotate/lib/app/analytics/aggregators.py
index e29f88c6e..b33368095 100644
--- a/src/superannotate/lib/app/analytics/aggregators.py
+++ b/src/superannotate/lib/app/analytics/aggregators.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import copy
 import json
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List
 from typing import Optional
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@
 
 import lib.core as constances
 import pandas as pd
-from dataclasses import dataclass
 from lib.app.exceptions import AppException
 from lib.core import ATTACHED_VIDEO_ANNOTATION_POSTFIX
 from lib.core import PIXEL_ANNOTATION_POSTFIX
diff --git a/src/superannotate/lib/core/usecases/projects.py b/src/superannotate/lib/core/usecases/projects.py
index f170bd447..86159831b 100644
--- a/src/superannotate/lib/core/usecases/projects.py
+++ b/src/superannotate/lib/core/usecases/projects.py
@@ -515,6 +515,13 @@ def _copy_workflow(
 
     def execute(self):
         if self.is_valid():
+            if self._project_to_create.project_type in (
+                constances.ProjectType.PIXEL.value,
+                constances.ProjectType.VECTOR.value,
+            ):
+                self._project_to_create.upload_state = (
+                    constances.UploadState.INITIAL.value
+                )
             project = self._projects.insert(self._project_to_create)
             self.reporter.log_info(
                 f"Created project {self._project_to_create.name} with type"
diff --git a/tests/integration/projects/test_clone_project.py b/tests/integration/projects/test_clone_project.py
index a095fcb29..ea64ba7a7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/projects/test_clone_project.py
+++ b/tests/integration/projects/test_clone_project.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import pytest
 import src.superannotate as sa
 from tests import DATA_SET_PATH
+from src.superannotate import constances
 
 
 class TestCloneProject(TestCase):
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ def test_create_like_project(self):
             self.PROJECT_NAME_2, self.PROJECT_NAME_1, copy_contributors=True
         )
         source_project = sa.get_project_metadata(self.PROJECT_NAME_1)
-        self.assertEqual(new_project['upload_state'], source_project['upload_state'])
+        self.assertEqual(new_project['upload_state'], constances.UploadState.INITIAL.name)
 
         new_settings = sa.get_project_settings(self.PROJECT_NAME_2)
         image_quality = None