diff --git a/bench/utils.py b/bench/utils.py
index 724a89e2..c6faa663 100755
--- a/bench/utils.py
+++ b/bench/utils.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def init(path, apps_path=None, no_procfile=False, no_backups=False,
 
 	bench.set_frappe_version(bench_path=path)
 	if bench.FRAPPE_VERSION > 5:
-		update_npm_packages(bench_path=path)
+		update_node_packages(bench_path=path)
 
 	set_all_patches_executed(bench_path=path)
 	build_assets(bench_path=path)
@@ -92,8 +92,10 @@ def clone_apps_from(bench_path, clone_from):
 	print('Copying apps from {0}...'.format(clone_from))
 	subprocess.check_output(['cp', '-R', os.path.join(clone_from, 'apps'), bench_path])
 
-	print('Copying node_modules from {0}...'.format(clone_from))
-	subprocess.check_output(['cp', '-R', os.path.join(clone_from, 'node_modules'), bench_path])
+	node_modules_path = os.path.join(clone_from, 'node_modules')
+	if os.path.exists(node_modules_path):
+		print('Copying node_modules from {0}...'.format(clone_from))
+		subprocess.check_output(['cp', '-R', node_modules_path, bench_path])
 
 	def setup_app(app):
 		# run git reset --hard in each branch, pull latest updates and install_app