diff --git a/app/main/views/templates.py b/app/main/views/templates.py
index dc23b97c2..732023f65 100644
--- a/app/main/views/templates.py
+++ b/app/main/views/templates.py
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ def copy_template(service_id, template_id):
         request.args.get('from_service'),
         str(template_id),
     )['data']
+
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        return add_service_template(service_id, template['template_type'])
+
     template['template_content'] = template['content']
     template['name'] = 'Copy of ‘{}’'.format(template['name'])
     form = form_objects[template['template_type']](**template)
@@ -458,7 +462,7 @@ def edit_service_template(service_id, template_id):
             form=form,
             template_id=template_id,
             template_type=template['template_type'],
-            heading_action='Edit'
+            heading_action='Edit',
         )
 
 
diff --git a/app/templates/views/edit-email-template.html b/app/templates/views/edit-email-template.html
index 6603d79cf..bc6010a29 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/edit-email-template.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/edit-email-template.html
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@
       {{ heading_action }} email template
     </h1>
 
-    <form
-      method="post"
-      action="{{ url_for('.add_service_template', service_id=current_service.id, template_type=template_type) }}"
-    >
+    <form method="post">
       <div class="grid-row">
         <div class="column-five-sixths">
           {{ textbox(form.name, width='1-1', hint='Your recipients won’t see this', rows=10) }}
diff --git a/app/templates/views/edit-letter-template.html b/app/templates/views/edit-letter-template.html
index 0fa49c587..804e40339 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/edit-letter-template.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/edit-letter-template.html
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@
       {{ heading_action }} letter template
     </h1>
 
-    <form
-      method="post"
-      action="{{ url_for('.add_service_template', service_id=current_service.id, template_type=template_type) }}"
-    >
+    <form method="post">
       <div class="grid-row">
         <div class="column-five-sixths">
           {{ textbox(form.name, width='1-1', hint='Your recipients won’t see this', rows=10) }}
diff --git a/app/templates/views/edit-sms-template.html b/app/templates/views/edit-sms-template.html
index 63c929b8e..e7578aee0 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/edit-sms-template.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/edit-sms-template.html
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@
       {{ heading_action }} text message template
     </h1>
 
-    <form
-      method="post"
-      action="{{ url_for('.add_service_template', service_id=current_service.id, template_type=template_type) }}"
-    >
+    <form method="post">
       <div class="grid-row">
         <div class="column-two-thirds">
           {{ textbox(form.name, width='1-1', hint='Your recipients won’t see this') }}