diff --git a/src/document/Document.cc b/src/document/Document.cc
index ca920eb35f..1dee98c58a 100644
--- a/src/document/Document.cc
+++ b/src/document/Document.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Document::Document( int id,
 {
     if (_template_contents)
     {
-        obj_template = make_unique<DocumentTemplate>(*_template_contents);
+        obj_template = move(_template_contents);
     }
     else
     {