diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/ProjectSdksModel.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/ProjectSdksModel.java
index 1ccbeadddeb8..d67c251e8fe0 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/ProjectSdksModel.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/projectRoot/ProjectSdksModel.java
@@ -86,15 +86,6 @@ public class ProjectSdksModel implements SdkModel {
   }
 
   public void reset(@Nullable Project project) {
-    resetSdkModel();
-    if (project != null) {
-      myProjectSdk = findSdk(ProjectRootManager.getInstance(project).getProjectSdkName());
-    }
-    myModified = false;
-    myInitialized = true;
-  }
-
-  private void resetSdkModel() {
     myProjectSdks.clear();
     final Sdk[] projectSdks = ProjectJdkTable.getInstance().getAllJdks();
     for (Sdk sdk : projectSdks) {
@@ -105,6 +96,11 @@ public class ProjectSdksModel implements SdkModel {
         LOG.error(e);
       }
     }
+    if (project != null) {
+      myProjectSdk = findSdk(ProjectRootManager.getInstance(project).getProjectSdkName());
+    }
+    myModified = false;
+    myInitialized = true;
   }
 
   public void disposeUIResources() {
@@ -171,7 +167,6 @@ public class ProjectSdksModel implements SdkModel {
         }
       }
     });
-    resetSdkModel();
     myModified = false;
   }
 
@@ -302,11 +297,17 @@ public class ProjectSdksModel implements SdkModel {
 
   public void doAdd(Sdk newSdk, @Nullable Consumer<Sdk> updateTree) {
     myModified = true;
-    myProjectSdks.put(newSdk, newSdk);
-    if (updateTree != null) {
-      updateTree.consume(newSdk);
+    try {
+      Sdk editableCopy = (Sdk)newSdk.clone();
+      myProjectSdks.put(newSdk, editableCopy);
+      if (updateTree != null) {
+        updateTree.consume(editableCopy);
+      }
+      mySdkEventsDispatcher.getMulticaster().sdkAdded(editableCopy);
+    }
+    catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
+      LOG.error(e);
     }
-    mySdkEventsDispatcher.getMulticaster().sdkAdded(newSdk);
   }
 
   @Nullable
diff --git a/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/configuration/PythonSdkDetailsDialog.java b/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/configuration/PythonSdkDetailsDialog.java
index 3bcd29196396..810afb34ee38 100644
--- a/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/configuration/PythonSdkDetailsDialog.java
+++ b/python/ide/src/com/jetbrains/python/configuration/PythonSdkDetailsDialog.java
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public class PythonSdkDetailsDialog extends DialogWrapper {
         myProjectSdksModel.addSdk(sdk);
       }
       refreshSdkList();
-      mySdkList.setSelectedValue(sdk, true);
+      mySdkList.setSelectedValue(myProjectSdksModel.findSdk(sdk.getName()), true);
       mySdkListChanged = true;
     }
   }