diff --git a/model/model-api/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/ApexModel.java b/model/model-api/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/ApexModel.java
index 9771b61..6c37e45 100644
--- a/model/model-api/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/ApexModel.java
+++ b/model/model-api/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/ApexModel.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
      *
      * @return the result of the operation
      */
-    ApexModel clone();
+    ApexModel getCopy();
 
     /**
      * Load an Apex model from a string.
diff --git a/model/model-api/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/impl/ApexModelImpl.java b/model/model-api/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/impl/ApexModelImpl.java
index 655bd6a..e663228 100644
--- a/model/model-api/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/impl/ApexModelImpl.java
+++ b/model/model-api/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/impl/ApexModelImpl.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
      * {@inheritDoc}.
      */
     @Override
-    public ApexModel clone() {
+    public ApexModel getCopy() {
         ApexModelImpl ret = new ApexModelImpl();
         // @formatter:off
         ret.policyModel          = new AxPolicyModel(policyModel);
diff --git a/model/model-api/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/ApexModelApiTest.java b/model/model-api/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/ApexModelApiTest.java
index 4071803..a4b4227 100644
--- a/model/model-api/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/ApexModelApiTest.java
+++ b/model/model-api/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/apex/model/modelapi/ApexModelApiTest.java
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
         assertEquals(ApexApiResult.Result.SUCCESS, result.getResult());
 
         assertNotEquals(0, apexModelImpl.hashCode());
-        assertNotNull(apexModelImpl.clone());
+        assertNotNull(apexModelImpl.getCopy());
         assertNotNull(apexModelImpl.build());
     }
 }