diff --git a/browser/main/lib/dataApi/attachmentManagement.js b/browser/main/lib/dataApi/attachmentManagement.js
index eb73bd95..893e03d1 100644
--- a/browser/main/lib/dataApi/attachmentManagement.js
+++ b/browser/main/lib/dataApi/attachmentManagement.js
@@ -288,20 +288,24 @@ function deleteAttachmentsNotPresentInNote (markdownContent, storageKey, noteKey
  * @param newNote Clone of the note
  */
 function cloneAttachments (oldNote, newNote) {
-  const oldStorage = findStorage.findStorage(oldNote.storage)
-  const newStorage = findStorage.findStorage(newNote.storage)
-  const attachmentsPaths = getAbsolutePathsOfAttachmentsInContent(oldNote.content, oldStorage.path) || []
+  if (newNote.type === 'MARKDOWN_NOTE') {
+    const oldStorage = findStorage.findStorage(oldNote.storage)
+    const newStorage = findStorage.findStorage(newNote.storage)
+    const attachmentsPaths = getAbsolutePathsOfAttachmentsInContent(oldNote.content, oldStorage.path) || []
 
-  const destinationFolder = path.join(newStorage.path, DESTINATION_FOLDER, newNote.key)
-  if (!sander.existsSync(destinationFolder)) {
-    sander.mkdirSync(destinationFolder)
-  }
+    const destinationFolder = path.join(newStorage.path, DESTINATION_FOLDER, newNote.key)
+    if (!sander.existsSync(destinationFolder)) {
+      sander.mkdirSync(destinationFolder)
+    }
 
-  for (const attachment of attachmentsPaths) {
-    const destination = path.join(newStorage.path, DESTINATION_FOLDER, newNote.key, path.basename(attachment))
-    sander.copyFileSync(attachment).to(destination)
+    for (const attachment of attachmentsPaths) {
+      const destination = path.join(newStorage.path, DESTINATION_FOLDER, newNote.key, path.basename(attachment))
+      sander.copyFileSync(attachment).to(destination)
+    }
+    newNote.content = replaceNoteKeyWithNewNoteKey(newNote.content, oldNote.key, newNote.key)
+  } else {
+    console.debug('Cloning of the attachment was skipped since it only works for MARKDOWN_NOTEs')
   }
-  newNote.content = replaceNoteKeyWithNewNoteKey(newNote.content, oldNote.key, newNote.key)
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/tests/dataApi/attachmentManagement.test.js b/tests/dataApi/attachmentManagement.test.js
index c101030b..b61d8bf9 100644
--- a/tests/dataApi/attachmentManagement.test.js
+++ b/tests/dataApi/attachmentManagement.test.js
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ it('should test that moveAttachments returns a correct modified content version'
 })
 
 it('should test that cloneAttachments modifies the content of the new note correctly', function () {
-  const oldNote = {key: 'oldNoteKey', content: 'oldNoteContent', storage: 'storageKey'}
-  const newNote = {key: 'newNoteKey', content: 'oldNoteContent', storage: 'storageKey'}
+  const oldNote = {key: 'oldNoteKey', content: 'oldNoteContent', storage: 'storageKey', type: 'MARKDOWN_NOTE'}
+  const newNote = {key: 'newNoteKey', content: 'oldNoteContent', storage: 'storageKey', type: 'MARKDOWN_NOTE'}
   const testInput =
     'Test input' +
     '![' + systemUnderTest.STORAGE_FOLDER_PLACEHOLDER + path.sep + oldNote.key + path.sep + 'image.jpg](imageName}) \n' +
@@ -418,8 +418,8 @@ it('should test that cloneAttachments finds all attachments and copies them to t
   const storagePathNew = 'storagePathNew'
   const dummyStorageOld = {path: storagePathOld}
   const dummyStorageNew = {path: storagePathNew}
-  const oldNote = {key: 'oldNoteKey', content: 'oldNoteContent', storage: 'storageKeyOldNote'}
-  const newNote = {key: 'newNoteKey', content: 'oldNoteContent', storage: 'storageKeyNewNote'}
+  const oldNote = {key: 'oldNoteKey', content: 'oldNoteContent', storage: 'storageKeyOldNote', type: 'MARKDOWN_NOTE'}
+  const newNote = {key: 'newNoteKey', content: 'oldNoteContent', storage: 'storageKeyNewNote', type: 'MARKDOWN_NOTE'}
   const testInput =
     'Test input' +
     '![' + systemUnderTest.STORAGE_FOLDER_PLACEHOLDER + path.sep + oldNote.key + path.sep + 'image.jpg](imageName}) \n' +
@@ -451,3 +451,19 @@ it('should test that cloneAttachments finds all attachments and copies them to t
   expect(sander.copyFileSync.mock.calls[1][0]).toBe(pathAttachmentTwoFrom)
   expect(copyFileSyncResp.to.mock.calls[1][0]).toBe(pathAttachmentTwoTo)
 })
+
+it('should test that cloneAttachments finds all attachments and copies them to the new location', function () {
+  const oldNote = {key: 'oldNoteKey', content: 'oldNoteContent', storage: 'storageKeyOldNote', type: 'SOMETHING_ELSE'}
+  const newNote = {key: 'newNoteKey', content: 'oldNoteContent', storage: 'storageKeyNewNote', type: 'SOMETHING_ELSE'}
+  const testInput = 'Test input'
+  oldNote.content = testInput
+  newNote.content = testInput
+
+  sander.copyFileSync = jest.fn()
+  findStorage.findStorage = jest.fn()
+
+  systemUnderTest.cloneAttachments(oldNote, newNote)
+
+  expect(findStorage.findStorage).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  expect(sander.copyFileSync).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+})