diff --git a/app-openbis-command-line/src/python/obis/dm/commands/clone.py b/app-openbis-command-line/src/python/obis/dm/commands/clone.py
index 3686533a6e64d0c570879c0d463d579221289bd3..60f7d0ed1b29c922f9da9a6fb9957a5e4ed3f195 100644
--- a/app-openbis-command-line/src/python/obis/dm/commands/clone.py
+++ b/app-openbis-command-line/src/python/obis/dm/commands/clone.py
@@ -13,14 +13,12 @@
 #   limitations under the License.
 #
 import os
-import pybis
+
 from .openbis_command import OpenbisCommand, ContentCopySelector
 from ..checksum import validate_checksum
 from ..command_result import CommandResult, CommandException
-from ..utils import cd
-from ..utils import run_shell
-from ..utils import complete_openbis_config
 from ..repository_utils import copy_repository
+from ..utils import cd
 from ... import dm
 
 
@@ -40,7 +38,8 @@ class Clone(OpenbisCommand):
         :param skip_integrity_check: Checksums are not validated if True
         """
         if dm.data_path != dm.metadata_path:
-            raise CommandException(CommandResult(returncode=-1, output='Clone/move not supported with obis_metadata_folder.'))
+            raise CommandException(CommandResult(returncode=-1,
+                                                 output='Clone/move not supported with obis_metadata_folder.'))
         self.data_set_id = data_set_id
         self.ssh_user = ssh_user
         self.content_copy_index = content_copy_index
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ class Clone(OpenbisCommand):
         self.load_global_config(dm)
         super(Clone, self).__init__(dm)
 
-
     def check_configuration(self):
         missing_config_settings = []
         if self.openbis is None:
@@ -57,10 +55,10 @@ class Clone(OpenbisCommand):
             missing_config_settings.append('user')
         if len(missing_config_settings) > 0:
             return CommandResult(returncode=-1,
-                                 output="Missing configuration settings for {}.".format(missing_config_settings))
+                                 output="Missing configuration settings for {}.".format(
+                                     missing_config_settings))
         return CommandResult(returncode=0, output="")
 
-
     def run(self):
 
         result = self.prepare_run()
@@ -84,12 +82,14 @@ class Clone(OpenbisCommand):
         data_set = self.openbis.get_dataset(self.data_set_id)
         if self.skip_integrity_check != True:
             data_path = os.path.join(self.data_mgmt.data_path, repository_folder)
-            invalid_files = validate_checksum(self.openbis, data_set.file_list, data_set.permId, data_path, self.data_mgmt.metadata_path)
+            invalid_files = validate_checksum(self.openbis, data_set.file_list, data_set.permId,
+                                              data_path, self.data_mgmt.metadata_path)
             if len(invalid_files) > 0:
-                raise CommandException(CommandResult(returncode=-1, output="Invalid checksum for files {}.".format(str(invalid_files))))
+                raise CommandException(CommandResult(returncode=-1,
+                                                     output="Invalid checksum for files {}.".format(
+                                                         str(invalid_files))))
         return self.add_content_copy_to_openbis(repository_folder)
 
-
     def checkout_commit(self, content_copy, path):
         """
         Checks out the commit of the content copy from which the clone was made 
@@ -100,17 +100,17 @@ class Clone(OpenbisCommand):
         repository_folder = path.split('/')[-1]
         return self.git_wrapper.git_checkout(commit_hash, relative_repo_path=repository_folder)
 
-
     def add_content_copy_to_openbis(self, repository_folder):
         with cd(repository_folder):
             data_path = os.path.join(self.data_mgmt.data_path, repository_folder)
             metadata_path = os.path.join(self.data_mgmt.metadata_path, repository_folder)
             invocation_path = self.data_mgmt.invocation_path
             data_mgmt = dm.DataMgmt(openbis_config={}, git_config={
-                    'find_git': True,
-                    'data_path': data_path,
-                    'metadata_path': metadata_path,
-                    'invocation_path': invocation_path
-                })
-            data_mgmt.set_property(data_mgmt.settings_resolver.config, 'hostname', None, False)
+                'find_git': True,
+                'data_path': data_path,
+                'metadata_path': metadata_path,
+                'invocation_path': invocation_path
+            })
+            data_mgmt.set_property(data_mgmt.debug, data_mgmt.settings_resolver.config, 'hostname',
+                                   None, False)
             return data_mgmt.addref()