diff --git a/product/ERP5Type/CopySupport.py b/product/ERP5Type/CopySupport.py
index 2d81509cc6270bb506626c71d512311f29320567..0dc3af8e741f3df8502bc5de4942b0350e351cf0 100755
--- a/product/ERP5Type/CopySupport.py
+++ b/product/ERP5Type/CopySupport.py
@@ -195,26 +195,26 @@ class CopyContainer:
 
     # Add info about copy to edit workflow
     REQUEST = get_request()
-    if REQUEST is not None and REQUEST.get('__cp', None) :
-      pw = getToolByName(self, 'portal_workflow')
-      copied_item_list = _cb_decode(REQUEST['__cp'])[1]
-      # Guess source item
-      for c_item in copied_item_list:
-        if c_item[-1] in item.getId():
-          source_item = '/'.join(c_item)
-          break
+    pw = getToolByName(self, 'portal_workflow')
+    if 'edit_workflow' in pw.getChainFor(self):
+      if REQUEST is not None and REQUEST.get('__cp', None) :
+        copied_item_list = _cb_decode(REQUEST['__cp'])[1]
+        # Guess source item
+        for c_item in copied_item_list:
+          if c_item[-1] in item.getId():
+            source_item = '/'.join(c_item)
+            break
+        else:
+          source_item = '/'.join(copied_item_list[0])
+        try:
+          pw.doActionFor(self, 'edit_action', wf_id='edit_workflow', comment='Object copied from %s' % source_item)
+        except WorkflowException:
+          pass
       else:
-        source_item = '/'.join(copied_item_list[0])
-      try:
-        pw.doActionFor(self_base, 'edit_action', wf_id='edit_workflow', comment='Object copied from %s' % source_item)
-      except WorkflowException:
-        pass
-    else:
-      pw = getToolByName(self, 'portal_workflow')
-      try:
-        pw.doActionFor(self_base, 'edit_action', wf_id='edit_workflow', comment='Object copied as %s' % item.getId())
-      except WorkflowException:
-        pass
+        try:
+          pw.doActionFor(self, 'edit_action', wf_id='edit_workflow', comment='Object copied as %s' % item.getId())
+        except WorkflowException:
+          pass
 
 
     self.__recurse('manage_afterClone', item)