diff --git a/doc/manpages/qvm-clone.rst b/doc/manpages/qvm-clone.rst
index f77e4ce..eae0218 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/qvm-clone.rst
+++ b/doc/manpages/qvm-clone.rst
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ Options
 
     Specify the pool to use for the specific volume
 
+.. option:: --ignore-errors
+
+    Log errors encountered when creating metadata, but continue with clone
+    operation. Useful if qvm-appmenus call fails from an AdminVM during clone.
+
 .. option:: --quiet, -q
 
     Be quiet
diff --git a/qubesadmin/tests/tools/qvm_clone.py b/qubesadmin/tests/tools/qvm_clone.py
index f8ca372..7f31543 100644
--- a/qubesadmin/tests/tools/qvm_clone.py
+++ b/qubesadmin/tests/tools/qvm_clone.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TC_00_qvm_clone(qubesadmin.tests.QubesTestCase):
             b'test-vm class=AppVM state=Halted\n'
         qubesadmin.tools.qvm_clone.main(['test-vm', 'new-vm'], app=self.app)
         self.app.clone_vm.assert_called_with(self.app.domains['test-vm'],
-            'new-vm', new_cls=None, pool=None, pools={})
+            'new-vm', new_cls=None, pool=None, pools={}, ignore_errors=False)
         self.assertAllCalled()
 
     def test_001_missing_vm(self):
@@ -43,6 +43,19 @@ class TC_00_qvm_clone(qubesadmin.tests.QubesTestCase):
         self.assertFalse(self.app.clone_vm.called)
         self.assertAllCalled()
 
+    def test_002_ignore_errors(self):
+        self.app.clone_vm = mock.Mock()
+        self.app.expected_calls[('dom0', 'admin.vm.List', None, None)] = \
+            b'0\x00new-vm class=AppVM state=Halted\n' \
+            b'test-vm class=AppVM state=Halted\n'
+
+        test_args = ['test-vm', 'new-vm', '--ignore-errors']
+        qubesadmin.tools.qvm_clone.main(test_args, app=self.app)
+        self.app.clone_vm.assert_called_with(self.app.domains['test-vm'],
+            'new-vm', new_cls=None, pool=None, pools={},
+            ignore_errors=True)
+        self.assertAllCalled()
+
     def test_004_pool(self):
         self.app.clone_vm = mock.Mock()
         self.app.expected_calls[('dom0', 'admin.vm.List', None, None)] = \
@@ -51,7 +64,7 @@ class TC_00_qvm_clone(qubesadmin.tests.QubesTestCase):
         qubesadmin.tools.qvm_clone.main(['-P', 'some-pool', 'test-vm', 'new-vm'],
             app=self.app)
         self.app.clone_vm.assert_called_with(self.app.domains['test-vm'],
-            'new-vm', new_cls=None, pool='some-pool', pools={})
+            'new-vm', new_cls=None, pool='some-pool', pools={}, ignore_errors=False)
         self.assertAllCalled()
 
     def test_005_pools(self):
@@ -64,7 +77,7 @@ class TC_00_qvm_clone(qubesadmin.tests.QubesTestCase):
             app=self.app)
         self.app.clone_vm.assert_called_with(self.app.domains['test-vm'],
             'new-vm', new_cls=None, pool=None, pools={'private': 'some-pool',
-                'volatile': 'other-pool'})
+                'volatile': 'other-pool'}, ignore_errors=False)
         self.assertAllCalled()
 
     def test_006_new_cls(self):
@@ -76,5 +89,6 @@ class TC_00_qvm_clone(qubesadmin.tests.QubesTestCase):
             'test-vm', 'new-vm'],
             app=self.app)
         self.app.clone_vm.assert_called_with(self.app.domains['test-vm'],
-            'new-vm', new_cls='StandaloneVM', pool=None, pools={})
+            'new-vm', new_cls='StandaloneVM', pool=None, pools={},
+            ignore_errors=False)
         self.assertAllCalled()
diff --git a/qubesadmin/tools/qvm_clone.py b/qubesadmin/tools/qvm_clone.py
index 0ae78be..e6236d0 100644
--- a/qubesadmin/tools/qvm_clone.py
+++ b/qubesadmin/tools/qvm_clone.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ parser.add_argument('--class', '-C', dest='cls',
 
 parser.add_argument('--ignore-errors', action='store_true',
     default=False,
-    help='log errors encountered during setting metadata, but continue clone operation')
+    help='log errors encountered during setting metadata'
+         'but continue clone operation')
 
 group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
 group.add_argument('-P',
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ def main(args=None, app=None):
                     'Pool argument must be of form: -P volume_name=pool_name')
 
     try:
-        app.clone_vm(src_vm, new_name, new_cls=args.cls, pool=pool, pools=pools, ignore_errors=args.ignore_errors)
+        app.clone_vm(src_vm, new_name, new_cls=args.cls, pool=pool, pools=pools,
+                     ignore_errors=args.ignore_errors)
     except qubesadmin.exc.QubesException as e:
         parser.error_runtime(e)