diff --git a/nipype/pipeline/engine/base.py b/nipype/pipeline/engine/base.py
index 51449632ba..0883023f63 100644
--- a/nipype/pipeline/engine/base.py
+++ b/nipype/pipeline/engine/base.py
@@ -84,9 +84,12 @@ def clone(self, name):
             A clone of node or workflow must have a new name
         """
         if name == self.name:
-            raise ValueError('Cloning requires a new name, "%s" is in use.' % name)
+            raise ValueError('Cloning requires a new name, "%s" is '
+                             'in use.' % name)
         clone = deepcopy(self)
         clone.name = name
+        if hasattr(clone, '_id'):
+            clone._id = name
         return clone
 
     def _check_outputs(self, parameter):
diff --git a/nipype/pipeline/engine/tests/test_base.py b/nipype/pipeline/engine/tests/test_base.py
index 54356fd6c5..fd87aa6878 100644
--- a/nipype/pipeline/engine/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/nipype/pipeline/engine/tests/test_base.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 import pytest
 from ..base import EngineBase
 from ....interfaces import base as nib
+from ....interfaces import utility as niu
+from ... import engine as pe
 
 
 class InputSpec(nib.TraitedSpec):
@@ -64,3 +66,24 @@ def test_clone():
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         base.clone('nodename')
+
+def test_clone_node_iterables(tmpdir):
+    tmpdir.chdir()
+
+    def addstr(string):
+        return ('%s + 2' % string)
+
+    subject_list = ['sub-001', 'sub-002']
+    inputnode = pe.Node(niu.IdentityInterface(fields=['subject']),
+                            name='inputnode')
+    inputnode.iterables = [('subject', subject_list)]
+
+    node_1 = pe.Node(niu.Function(input_names='string',
+                                  output_names='string',
+                                  function=addstr), name='node_1')
+    node_2 = node_1.clone('node_2')
+
+    workflow = pe.Workflow(name='iter_clone_wf')
+    workflow.connect([(inputnode, node_1, [('subject', 'string')]),
+                      (node_1, node_2, [('string', 'string')])])
+    workflow.run()