diff --git a/src/fenrir/commands/commands/copy_marked_to_clipboard.py b/src/fenrir/commands/commands/copy_marked_to_clipboard.py
index 1f6aee86..36d96d3e 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/commands/commands/copy_marked_to_clipboard.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/commands/commands/copy_marked_to_clipboard.py
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ class command():
         return 'copies marked text to the currently selected clipboard'    
     
     def run(self):
-        if not (self.env['commandBuffer']['Marks']['1'] and \
-          self.env['commandBuffer']['Marks']['2']):
-            self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText("two marks needed", interrupt=True)
+        if not self.env['commandBuffer']['Marks']['1']:
+            self.env['runtime']['outputManager'].presentText("one or two marks needed", interrupt=True)
             return
+        if not self.env['commandBuffer']['Marks']['2']:
+            self.env['runtime']['cursorManager'].setMark()
+
         # use the last first and the last setted mark as range
         startMark = self.env['commandBuffer']['Marks']['1'].copy()
         endMark = self.env['commandBuffer']['Marks']['2'].copy()         
diff --git a/src/fenrir/core/cursorManager.py b/src/fenrir/core/cursorManager.py
index 4d384ef4..32d4cd2f 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/core/cursorManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/core/cursorManager.py
@@ -25,11 +25,16 @@ class cursorManager():
         return self.env['commandBuffer']['Marks']['1'] != None and \
           self.env['commandBuffer']['Marks']['2'] != None        
     def setMark(self):
+        currCursor = None
+        if self.env['screenData']['newCursorReview']:
+            currCursor = self.env['screenData']['newCursorReview'].copy()
+        else:
+            currCursor = self.env['screenData']['newCursor'].copy()
         if not self.env['commandBuffer']['Marks']['1']:
-            self.env['commandBuffer']['Marks']['1'] = self.env['screenData']['newCursorReview'].copy()
+            self.env['commandBuffer']['Marks']['1'] = currCursor.copy()
             return 1
         else:
-            self.env['commandBuffer']['Marks']['2'] = self.env['screenData']['newCursorReview'].copy()
+            self.env['commandBuffer']['Marks']['2'] = currCursor.copy()
             return 2
         return 0
     def getReviewOrTextCursor(self):