diff --git a/lib/modules/apostrophe-areas/lib/api.js b/lib/modules/apostrophe-areas/lib/api.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/modules/apostrophe-areas/lib/api.js
+++ b/lib/modules/apostrophe-areas/lib/api.js
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ module.exports = function(self, options) {
             return false;
           }
         }
-        if ((options.controls && options.controls.clone === false)) {
+        if ((options.controls && options.controls.cloneable === false)) {
           action = control.action;
           if (action === 'clone-item') {
             return false;
change preference to cloneable