diff --git a/src/mfm_dup.cpp b/src/mfm_dup.cpp
index a0233dd2..30363899 100644
--- a/src/mfm_dup.cpp
+++ b/src/mfm_dup.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ mfm::dup(const Opts::Dup &opts_)
                       fs::clonepath(srcpath,
                                     dstpath,
                                     relpath.parent_path());
+                      return;
                       fs::copyfile(srcpath / relpath,
                                    dstpath / relpath,
                                    {.cleanup_failure=false});