diff --git a/common/settings/color_settings.cpp b/common/settings/color_settings.cpp
index 62a152837a..e615b2517d 100644
--- a/common/settings/color_settings.cpp
+++ b/common/settings/color_settings.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ bool COLOR_SETTINGS::MigrateFromLegacy( wxConfigBase* aCfg )
     return false;
 }
 
-
+#include <iostream>
 bool COLOR_SETTINGS::migrateSchema0to1()
 {
     /**
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ bool COLOR_SETTINGS::migrateSchema0to1()
     COLOR_SETTINGS* fpsettings = m_manager->AddNewColorSettings( filename );
 
     // Start out with a clone
-    fpsettings->Set( "", At( "" ) );
+    fpsettings->m_internals->CloneFrom( *m_internals );
 
     // Footprint editor now just looks at the "board" namespace
     fpsettings->Set( "board", fpsettings->At( "fpedit" ) );
diff --git a/include/settings/json_settings_internals.h b/include/settings/json_settings_internals.h
index 1d8ef6faef..ff1b55c3c7 100644
--- a/include/settings/json_settings_internals.h
+++ b/include/settings/json_settings_internals.h
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ public:
     {
         return nlohmann::json::operator[]( PointerFromString( aPath ) );
     }
+
+    void CloneFrom( const JSON_SETTINGS_INTERNALS& aOther )
+    {
+        nlohmann::json::json_pointer root( "" );
+        this->nlohmann::json::operator[]( root ) = aOther.nlohmann::json::operator[]( root );
+    }
 };
 
 #endif // KICAD_JSON_SETTINGS_INTERNALS_H