diff --git a/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pyx b/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pyx
index 1824385..cbf73ad 100644
--- a/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/obidms/_obidms.pyx
@@ -694,14 +694,20 @@ cdef class OBIDMS :
         
         cdef object view_class
         
+        # Get right subclass depending on view type
         if view_type is not None :
             if view_type == bytes2str(VIEW_TYPE_NUC_SEQS) :
                 view_class = OBIView_NUC_SEQS
         else :
             view_class = OBIView
+        # Check the type of the view to clone if there is one    # TODO make generic for future other view types
+        if view_to_clone is not None and \
+            ((type(view_to_clone) == str and self.read_view_infos(view_to_clone)["view_type"] == VIEW_TYPE_NUC_SEQS) or \
+             isinstance(view_to_clone, OBIView_NUC_SEQS)) :
+                view_class = OBIView_NUC_SEQS
         
         return view_class(self, view_name, new=True, view_to_clone=view_to_clone, line_selection=line_selection, comments=comments)
-
+           
 
     cpdef dict read_view_infos(self, str view_name) :