diff --git a/python/educational-core/student/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/courseFormat/Task.java b/python/educational-core/student/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/courseFormat/Task.java
index 9d34cdbcc034..e525e3e604f5 100644
--- a/python/educational-core/student/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/courseFormat/Task.java
+++ b/python/educational-core/student/src/com/jetbrains/edu/learning/courseFormat/Task.java
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ public class Task implements StudyItem {
     getTestsText().clear();
     setStatus(StudyStatus.Unchecked);
     setChoiceVariants(task.getChoiceVariants());
+    setMultipleChoice(task.isMultipleChoice());
     final Map<String, String> testsText = task.getTestsText();
     for (String testName : testsText.keySet()) {
       addTestsTexts(testName, testsText.get(testName));