diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/Models/Profile/Layer.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/Models/Profile/Layer.cs
index 9dec90456..beca25a7d 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/Models/Profile/Layer.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/Models/Profile/Layer.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ public sealed class Layer : RenderProfileElement
     /// <param name="profile">The profile the layer belongs to</param>
     /// <param name="parent">The parent of the layer</param>
     /// <param name="layerEntity">The entity of the layer</param>
-    public Layer(Profile profile, ProfileElement parent, LayerEntity layerEntity) : base(parent, parent.Profile)
+    /// <param name="loadNodeScript">A boolean indicating whether or not to attempt to load the node script straight away</param>
+    public Layer(Profile profile, ProfileElement parent, LayerEntity layerEntity, bool loadNodeScript = false) : base(parent, parent.Profile)
     {
         LayerEntity = layerEntity;
         EntityId = layerEntity.Id;
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ public sealed class Layer : RenderProfileElement
         
         Load();
         Initialize();
+        if (loadNodeScript)
+            LoadNodeScript();
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/Extensions/ProfileElementExtensions.cs b/src/Artemis.UI/Extensions/ProfileElementExtensions.cs
index 08ca23e2c..905c6aa10 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI/Extensions/ProfileElementExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/Extensions/ProfileElementExtensions.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public static class ProfileElementExtensions
                 return folderClipboardModel.Paste(parent.Profile, parent);
             case LayerEntity layerEntity:
                 layerEntity.Id = Guid.NewGuid();
-                return new Layer(parent.Profile, parent, layerEntity);
+                return new Layer(parent.Profile, parent, layerEntity, true);
             default:
                 return null;
         }
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/Panels/ProfileTree/LayerTreeItemViewModel.cs b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/Panels/ProfileTree/LayerTreeItemViewModel.cs
index c6cb955ae..526c5412d 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/Panels/ProfileTree/LayerTreeItemViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/Screens/ProfileEditor/Panels/ProfileTree/LayerTreeItemViewModel.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class LayerTreeItemViewModel : TreeItemViewModel
         copy.Id = Guid.NewGuid();
         copy.Name = Layer.Parent.GetNewFolderName(copy.Name + " - copy");
 
-        Layer copied = new(Layer.Profile, Layer.Parent, copy);
+        Layer copied = new(Layer.Profile, Layer.Parent, copy, true);
         ProfileEditorService.ExecuteCommand(new AddProfileElement(copied, Layer.Parent, Layer.Order - 1));
         Layer.Profile.PopulateLeds(_rgbService.EnabledDevices);
     }