diff --git a/lib/filterx/filterx-scope.c b/lib/filterx/filterx-scope.c
index b5580d3d3..ebeac176b 100644
--- a/lib/filterx/filterx-scope.c
+++ b/lib/filterx/filterx-scope.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ filterx_scope_clone(FilterXScope *other)
           g_array_append_val(self->variables, *v);
           FilterXVariable *v_clone = &g_array_index(self->variables, FilterXVariable, dst_index);
 
-          filterx_variable_set_generation(v_clone, 0);
+          filterx_variable_set_generation(v_clone, v->generation);
           if (v->value)
             v_clone->value = filterx_object_clone(v->value);
           else
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ filterx_scope_clone(FilterXScope *other)
   if (other->variables->len > 0)
     self->dirty = other->dirty;
   self->syncable = other->syncable;
-  self->log_msg_has_changes = other->log_msg_has_changes;
+
   msg_trace("Filterx clone finished",
             evt_tag_printf("scope", "%p", self),
             evt_tag_printf("other", "%p", other),