diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v0/products_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v0/products_controller.rb
index 1a72047d73..df7846db6a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v0/products_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v0/products_controller.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ module Api
         authorize! :update, original_product
 
         @product = original_product.duplicate
+        raise 'Failed to clone product' unless @product.persisted?
 
         render json: @product, serializer: Api::Admin::ProductSerializer, status: :created
       end
diff --git a/app/controllers/spree/admin/products_controller.rb b/app/controllers/spree/admin/products_controller.rb
index 32099627d8..d8da618274 100644
--- a/app/controllers/spree/admin/products_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/spree/admin/products_controller.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module Spree
 
       def clone
         @new = @product.duplicate
-        raise "Clone failed" unless @new.save
+        raise "Clone failed" unless @new.persisted?
 
         flash[:success] = t('.success')
         redirect_to spree.admin_products_url