diff --git a/lib/data.php b/lib/data.php
index c66019d..98be994 100644
--- a/lib/data.php
+++ b/lib/data.php
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ public static function db_copy_tables( $from_site_id, $to_site_id ) {
                 $from_site_table =  self::do_sql_query($sql_query, 'col'); 
             }
 
+            // disable foreign key checks so order of cloning doesn't matter
+            self::disable_foreign_key_checks();
+
             foreach ($from_site_table as $table) {
 
                 $table_name = $to_site_prefix . substr( $table, $from_site_prefix_length );
@@ -74,6 +77,9 @@ public static function db_copy_tables( $from_site_id, $to_site_id ) {
 
             }
 
+            // reenable foreign key checks
+            self::enable_foreign_key_checks();
+
             // apply key options from new blog.
             self::db_restore_data( $to_site_id,  $saved_options );
 
@@ -373,8 +379,30 @@ public static function sql_error($sql_query, $sql_error) {
                 echo '<a href="' . $log_url . '">' . MUCD_NETWORK_PAGE_DUPLICATE_VIEW_LOG . '</a>';
             }
             MUCD_Functions::remove_blog(self::$to_site_id);
+            self::enable_foreign_key_checks();
             wp_die();
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Disable database foreign key checks
+         * @return void
+         */
+        private static function disable_foreign_key_checks() {
+			self::$foreign_key_checks_disabled = true;
+            self::do_sql_query('SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0;');
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Enable database foreign key checks if it was disabled before
+         * @return void
+         */
+    	private static function enable_foreign_key_checks() {
+            if (self::$foreign_key_checks_disabled) {
+			    // change variable before executing the query to prevent
+				// endless recursion loop in case of error
+				self::$foreign_key_checks_disabled = false;
+				self::do_sql_query('SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=1;');
+            }
+	    }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}