# Issue with appa variable when duplicating a screen

**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/issue-with-appa-variable-when-duplicating-a-screen/2209943
**Category:** Issues / Bugs
**Created:** [January 7, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/issue-with-appa-variable-when-duplicating-a-screen/2209943 "2023-01-07T12:09:04Z")
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### Author: ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/issue-with-appa-variable-when-duplicating-a-screen/2209943/2 "2023-01-07T15:50:48Z")

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Yes, I’ve had this happen. I’m wary of duplicating screens. It’s been reported a couple times, for example here: [Variables get duplicated when importing a Screen](https://community.thunkable.com/t/variables-get-duplicated-when-importing-a-screen/564265).

My only suggestion is to initialize ALL variables on a screen you know you’ll never duplicate. But that takes planning ahead. It’s not something you can adjust easily with an existing project.

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