diff --git a/db/migrate/20161122152339_new_plan_template_structure.rb b/db/migrate/20161122152339_new_plan_template_structure.rb
index 02f4f05..fc52a53 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20161122152339_new_plan_template_structure.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20161122152339_new_plan_template_structure.rb
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
           template = initTemplate(dmptemplate)      # needs to select next version of temp based on old_temp_id
           # some differences between a customised and un-customised template
           # customised templates need a different organisation_id
-          template.organisation_id = project.organisation_id
+          template.organisation_id = project.organisation_id unless project.organisation_id.nil?  # updated to not overwrite with nil
           # customised templates follow different version rules
           template.save!
           # since template was not a match, need to gen/copy all data below the template level
@@ -431,4 +431,4 @@
   role.user_id        = project_group.user_id
   role.new_plan_id    = new_plan.id
   return role
-end
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+end