diff --git a/api/logic/InstanceCopyTask.cpp b/api/logic/InstanceCopyTask.cpp
index 3150c383..20c09907 100644
--- a/api/logic/InstanceCopyTask.cpp
+++ b/api/logic/InstanceCopyTask.cpp
@@ -14,24 +14,22 @@ InstanceCopyTask::InstanceCopyTask(SettingsObjectPtr settings, BaseInstanceProvi
 	m_instName = instName;
 	m_instIcon = instIcon;
 	m_instGroup = instGroup;
-	m_copySaves = copySaves;
+
+	if(!copySaves)
+	{
+		// FIXME: get this from the original instance type...
+		auto matcherReal = new RegexpMatcher("[.]?minecraft/saves");
+		matcherReal->caseSensitive(false);
+		m_matcher.reset(matcherReal);
+	}
 }
 
 void InstanceCopyTask::executeTask()
 {
 	setStatus(tr("Copying instance %1").arg(m_origInstance->name()));
-	std::unique_ptr<IPathMatcher> matcher;
-	if(!m_copySaves)
-	{
-		// FIXME: get this from the original instance type...
-		auto matcherReal = new RegexpMatcher("[.]?minecraft/saves");
-		matcherReal->caseSensitive(false);
-		matcher.reset(matcherReal);
-	}
-
 	m_stagingPath = m_target->getStagedInstancePath();
 	FS::copy folderCopy(m_origInstance->instanceRoot(), m_stagingPath);
-	folderCopy.followSymlinks(false).blacklist(matcher.get());
+	folderCopy.followSymlinks(false).blacklist(m_matcher.get());
 
 	m_copyFuture = QtConcurrent::run(QThreadPool::globalInstance(), folderCopy);
 	connect(&m_copyFutureWatcher, &QFutureWatcher<bool>::finished, this, &InstanceCopyTask::copyFinished);
diff --git a/api/logic/InstanceCopyTask.h b/api/logic/InstanceCopyTask.h
index 1ecf8313..28fd3f40 100644
--- a/api/logic/InstanceCopyTask.h
+++ b/api/logic/InstanceCopyTask.h
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ private: /* data */
 	QString m_instIcon;
 	QString m_instGroup;
 	QString m_stagingPath;
-	bool m_copySaves = false;
 	QFuture<bool> m_copyFuture;
 	QFutureWatcher<bool> m_copyFutureWatcher;
+	std::unique_ptr<IPathMatcher> m_matcher;
 };