diff --git a/main/admin/careers.php b/main/admin/careers.php
index c702999241..5b05eae816 100644
--- a/main/admin/careers.php
+++ b/main/admin/careers.php
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ if (isset($_GET['action']) && $_GET['action'] == 'add') {
     if (api_get_session_id() != 0 && !api_is_allowed_to_session_edit(false, true)) {
         api_not_allowed();
     }
-    $res = $career->copy($_GET['id']);
+    $res = $career->copy($_GET['id'], true); //copy career and promotions inside
     if ($res) {
         Display::display_confirmation_message(get_lang('Copied'));
     }
diff --git a/main/inc/lib/career.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/career.lib.php
index 75b616c0d7..bb0f20d9d1 100644
--- a/main/inc/lib/career.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/career.lib.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Career extends Model {
      * @param   integer     Career ID
      * @return  integer     New career ID on success, false on failure
      */
-    public function copy($id) {
+    public function copy($id, $copy_promotions = false) {
         $career = $this->get($id);
         $new = array();
         foreach ($career as $key => $val) {
@@ -128,12 +128,14 @@ class Career extends Model {
             }
         }
         $cid = $this->save($new);
-        //Now also copy each session of the promotion as a new session and register it inside the promotion
-        $promotion = new Promotion();
-        $promo_list   = $promotion->get_all_promotions_by_career_id($id);    
-        if (!empty($promo_list)) {
-            foreach($promo_list  as $item) {
-                $pid = $promotion->copy($item['id'], $cid);
+        if ($copy_promotions) {
+            //Now also copy each session of the promotion as a new session and register it inside the promotion
+            $promotion = new Promotion();
+            $promo_list   = $promotion->get_all_promotions_by_career_id($id);    
+            if (!empty($promo_list)) {
+                foreach($promo_list  as $item) {
+                    $pid = $promotion->copy($item['id'], $cid);
+                }
             }
         }
         return $cid;