diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/models/algebra/Term.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/models/algebra/Term.java
index 3398f18..cfef320 100644
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/models/algebra/Term.java
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/models/algebra/Term.java
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@
 				}
 			}
 			if (!bReduced) return this;
-			Term newTerm = new Term(symbol, newChildren);
-			newTerm.setType(type);
+			Term newTerm = (Term) this.clone();
+			newTerm.children = newChildren;
 			return newTerm;
 		}
 	}