diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/mentix-clone-fix.md b/changelog/unreleased/mentix-clone-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5ab1f3232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/mentix-clone-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Bugfix: Cloning of internal mesh data lost some values
+
+This update fixes a bug in Mentix that caused some (non-critical) values to be lost during data cloning that happens internally.
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/1457
diff --git a/pkg/mentix/connectors/localfile.go b/pkg/mentix/connectors/localfile.go
index cbe3da9605..6c154adc2c 100755
--- a/pkg/mentix/connectors/localfile.go
+++ b/pkg/mentix/connectors/localfile.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func (connector *LocalFileConnector) RetrieveMeshData() (*meshdata.MeshData, err
 	connector.setSiteTypes(meshData)
 
 	meshData.InferMissingData()
+
 	return meshData, nil
 }
 
@@ -145,8 +146,7 @@ func (connector *LocalFileConnector) unmergeData(meshData *meshdata.MeshData, up
 
 func (connector *LocalFileConnector) authorizeData(meshData *meshdata.MeshData, updatedData *meshdata.MeshData, authorize bool) error {
 	for _, placeholderSite := range updatedData.Sites {
-		// The site ID is stored in the updated site's name
-		if site := meshData.FindSite(placeholderSite.Name); site != nil {
+		if site := meshData.FindSite(placeholderSite.ID); site != nil {
 			if authorize {
 				meshdata.SetPropertyValue(&site.Properties, meshdata.PropertyAuthorized, "true")
 			} else {
diff --git a/pkg/mentix/exchangers/importers/adminapi/query.go b/pkg/mentix/exchangers/importers/adminapi/query.go
index 36c2265849..cb7a65a198 100755
--- a/pkg/mentix/exchangers/importers/adminapi/query.go
+++ b/pkg/mentix/exchangers/importers/adminapi/query.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func decodeAdminQueryData(data []byte) (*meshdata.MeshData, error) {
 	if value, ok := jsonData["id"]; ok {
 		if id, ok := value.(string); ok {
 			site := &meshdata.Site{}
-			site.Name = id // Store the provided site ID in the site's name
+			site.ID = id // We only need to store the ID of the site
 
 			meshData := &meshdata.MeshData{Sites: []*meshdata.Site{site}}
 			return meshData, nil
diff --git a/pkg/mentix/meshdata/meshdata.go b/pkg/mentix/meshdata/meshdata.go
index 9ab0ecdf4a..05289b72d1 100644
--- a/pkg/mentix/meshdata/meshdata.go
+++ b/pkg/mentix/meshdata/meshdata.go
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@
 package meshdata
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/gob"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -196,10 +199,13 @@ func (meshData *MeshData) FromJSON(data string) error {
 func (meshData *MeshData) Clone() *MeshData {
 	clone := &MeshData{}
 
-	// To avoid any "deep copy" packages, use JSON en- and decoding instead
-	data, err := meshData.ToJSON()
-	if err == nil {
-		if err := clone.FromJSON(data); err != nil {
+	// To avoid any "deep copy" packages, use gob en- and decoding instead
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	enc := gob.NewEncoder(&buf)
+	dec := gob.NewDecoder(&buf)
+
+	if err := enc.Encode(meshData); err == nil {
+		if err := dec.Decode(clone); err != nil {
 			// In case of an error, clear the data
 			clone.Clear()
 		}
@@ -210,14 +216,7 @@ func (meshData *MeshData) Clone() *MeshData {
 
 // Compare checks whether the stored data equals the data of another MeshData object.
 func (meshData *MeshData) Compare(other *MeshData) bool {
-	if other == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	// To avoid cumbersome comparisons, just compare the JSON-encoded data
-	json1, _ := meshData.ToJSON()
-	json2, _ := other.ToJSON()
-	return json1 == json2
+	return reflect.DeepEqual(meshData, other)
 }
 
 // New returns a new (empty) MeshData object.