diff --git a/static/js/folderList.js b/static/js/folderList.js
index 7509d69..1325213 100644
--- a/static/js/folderList.js
+++ b/static/js/folderList.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ oml.ui.folderList = function(options) {
                 }
             ],
             draggable: options.draggable,
-            items: options.items,
+            items: Ox.clone(options.items, true),
             sort: [{key: 'index', operator: '+'}],
             sortable: options.sortable,
             selected: [],
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ oml.ui.folderList = function(options) {
 
     return that;
 
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/static/js/folders.js b/static/js/folders.js
index 5891674..bedf813 100644
--- a/static/js/folders.js
+++ b/static/js/folders.js
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ oml.ui.folders = function() {
             oml.$ui.folder[0].$content
                 .css({height: 16 + items.length * 16 + 'px'});
             oml.$ui.folderList[0].options({
-                    items: items
+                    items: Ox.clone(items, true)
                 })
                 .css({height: items.length * 16 + 'px'})
                 .size();
diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
index df2a1df..449d4c0 100644
--- a/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -792,7 +792,6 @@ oml.getLists = function(callback) {
     var ui = oml.user.ui;
     Ox.Request.clearCache('getLists');
     oml.api.getLists(function(result) {
-        var username = oml.user.preferences.username;
         ui._lists = result.data.lists.map(function(list) {
             // FIXME: 'editable' is notoriously vague
             list.name = list.type == 'libraries' ? Ox._('Libraries')