diff --git a/plugins/finder/content/content.php b/plugins/finder/content/content.php
index 52fd36f03d2f0..6571b2dc0d6ad 100644
--- a/plugins/finder/content/content.php
+++ b/plugins/finder/content/content.php
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ protected function index(Result $item)
 
 		// Initialise the item parameters.
 		$registry = new Registry($item->params);
-		$item->params = ComponentHelper::getParams('com_content', true);
+		$item->params = clone ComponentHelper::getParams('com_content', true);
 		$item->params->merge($registry);
 
 		$item->metadata = new Registry($item->metadata);
diff --git a/plugins/finder/tags/tags.php b/plugins/finder/tags/tags.php
index aed0f1ea728d1..c5bd740196c8c 100644
--- a/plugins/finder/tags/tags.php
+++ b/plugins/finder/tags/tags.php
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ protected function index(Result $item)
 
 		// Initialize the item parameters.
 		$registry = new Registry($item->params);
-		$item->params = ComponentHelper::getParams('com_tags', true);
+		$item->params = clone ComponentHelper::getParams('com_tags', true);
 		$item->params->merge($registry);
 
 		$item->metadata = new Registry($item->metadata);