diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
index dd9ecbd49..8f8c6a750 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
@@ -1656,8 +1656,8 @@ sub publish {
 	my $self = shift;
 	my $statesToPublish = shift;
 	
-	my $stateList = $self->session->db->quoteAndJoin($statesToPublish);
-	my $where = "and state in (".$stateList.")" if $statesToPublish;
+	my $stateList = $self->session->db->quoteAndJoin($statesToPublish) if $statesToPublish;
+	my $where = "and state in (".$stateList.")" if $stateList;
 	
 	my $assetIds = $self->session->db->buildArrayRef("select assetId from asset where lineage like ".$self->session->db->quote($self->get("lineage").'%')." $where");
         my $idList = $self->session->db->quoteAndJoin($assetIds);
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetClipboard.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetClipboard.pm
index 9f49e2836..0c7c675f1 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetClipboard.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetClipboard.pm
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ sub paste {
 	my $pastedAsset = WebGUI::Asset->newByDynamicClass($self->session,$assetId);
 return 0 unless ($self->get("state") eq "published");
 	if ($self->getId eq $pastedAsset->get("parentId") || $pastedAsset->setParent($self)) {
-		$pastedAsset->publish(['published']); # Paste only published assets
+		$pastedAsset->publish(['clipboard','clipboard-limbo']); # Paste only clipboard items
 		$pastedAsset->updateHistory("pasted to parent ".$self->getId);
 		return 1;
 	}