diff --git a/lib/phpunit/classes/util.php b/lib/phpunit/classes/util.php
index 844cc74ba94..e20d295f91d 100644
--- a/lib/phpunit/classes/util.php
+++ b/lib/phpunit/classes/util.php
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ class phpunit_util extends testing_util {
     public static function bootstrap_init() {
         global $CFG, $SITE, $DB, $FULLME;

+        print_object ('BOOTSTRAP');
+
         // backup the globals
         self::$globals['_SERVER'] = $_SERVER;
         self::$globals['CFG'] = clone($CFG);
@@ -362,7 +364,15 @@ class phpunit_util extends testing_util {
         }
         if (isset(self::$globals[$name])) {
             if (is_object(self::$globals[$name])) {
-                $return = clone(self::$globals[$name]);
+                $return =  unserialize(serialize(self::$globals[$name]));
+                if ($name == 'SITE') {
+                    print_object(get_class(self::$globals[$name]));
+                    if (isset($return->id)) {
+                        if ($return->id != 1) {
+                            print_object('SITE->id changed to ' . $return->id);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
                 return $return;
             } else {
                 return self::$globals[$name];