diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/import-modification-dialog.tsx b/src/components/dialogs/import-modification-dialog.tsx
index 085eecdac5..0048f66fbb 100644
--- a/src/components/dialogs/import-modification-dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/import-modification-dialog.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const ImportModificationDialog: FunctionComponent<ImportModificationDialogProps>
         // import selected modifications
         if (modificationUuidList.length > 0 && studyUuid && currentNode) {
             const copyInfos = {
-                copyType: NetworkModificationCopyType.INSERT,
+                copyType: NetworkModificationCopyType.SPLIT_COMPOSITE,
                 originStudyUuid: studyUuid,
                 originNodeUuid: currentNode.id,
             };
diff --git a/src/components/graph/menus/network-modifications/network-modification-menu.type.ts b/src/components/graph/menus/network-modifications/network-modification-menu.type.ts
index 5c851d9440..e7c1d3e216 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/menus/network-modifications/network-modification-menu.type.ts
+++ b/src/components/graph/menus/network-modifications/network-modification-menu.type.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ export interface ExcludedNetworkModifications {
 export enum NetworkModificationCopyType {
     COPY = 'COPY',
     MOVE = 'MOVE',
-    INSERT = 'INSERT',
+    SPLIT_COMPOSITE = 'SPLIT_COMPOSITE',
+    INSERT_COMPOSITE = 'INSERT_COMPOSITE',
 }
 
 export interface NetworkModificationCopyInfos {