diff --git a/dotCMS/src/integration-test/java/com/dotcms/contenttype/test/ContentTypeResourceTest.java b/dotCMS/src/integration-test/java/com/dotcms/contenttype/test/ContentTypeResourceTest.java
index 3358ff4aa898..c751d8f714f5 100644
--- a/dotCMS/src/integration-test/java/com/dotcms/contenttype/test/ContentTypeResourceTest.java
+++ b/dotCMS/src/integration-test/java/com/dotcms/contenttype/test/ContentTypeResourceTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 
 import com.dotcms.business.WrapInTransaction;
+import com.dotcms.contenttype.business.CopyContentTypeBean;
 import com.dotcms.contenttype.exception.NotFoundInDbException;
 import com.dotcms.contenttype.model.type.ContentType;
 import com.dotcms.contenttype.transform.contenttype.JsonContentTypeTransformer;
@@ -16,8 +17,10 @@
 import com.dotcms.rest.api.v1.contenttype.ContentTypeResource;
 import com.dotcms.util.ConfigTestHelper;
 import com.dotmarketing.beans.Host;
+import com.dotmarketing.business.APILocator;
 import com.dotmarketing.util.Logger;
 import com.dotmarketing.util.UtilMethods;
+import com.liferay.portal.model.User;
 import com.tngtech.java.junit.dataprovider.DataProvider;
 import com.tngtech.java.junit.dataprovider.DataProviderRunner;
 import com.tngtech.java.junit.dataprovider.UseDataProvider;
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util.Base64;
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
@@ -67,6 +71,36 @@ public static Object[] testCases() throws URISyntaxException {
 		return testCases.toArray();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Method to test: {@link ContentTypeResource#setHostAndFolderAsIdentifer(String, String, User, CopyContentTypeBean.Builder)}
+	 * Given Scenario: Sends the host and folder null
+	 * ExpectedResult: null would be expected
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void test_setHostAndFolderAsIdentifer_with_null() throws Exception {
+
+		final CopyContentTypeBean.Builder builder = new CopyContentTypeBean.Builder();
+		ContentTypeResource.setHostAndFolderAsIdentifer(null, null, APILocator.systemUser(), builder);
+		final CopyContentTypeBean copyContentTypeBean = builder.build();
+		Assert.assertEquals(null, copyContentTypeBean.getHost());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Method to test: {@link ContentTypeResource#setHostAndFolderAsIdentifer(String, String, User, CopyContentTypeBean.Builder)}
+	 * Given Scenario: Sends the host as a SYSTEM_HOST
+	 * ExpectedResult: The system host is expected as a result
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void test_setHostAndFolderAsIdentifer_with_System_Host() throws Exception {
+
+		final String folderPathOrIdentifier = "";
+		final String hostOrId = "SYSTEM_HOST";
+		final CopyContentTypeBean.Builder builder = new CopyContentTypeBean.Builder();
+		ContentTypeResource.setHostAndFolderAsIdentifer(folderPathOrIdentifier, hostOrId, APILocator.systemUser(), builder);
+		final CopyContentTypeBean copyContentTypeBean = builder.build();
+		Assert.assertEquals(Host.SYSTEM_HOST, copyContentTypeBean.getHost());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	@UseDataProvider("testCases")
 	@WrapInTransaction
diff --git a/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/rest/api/v1/contenttype/ContentTypeResource.java b/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/rest/api/v1/contenttype/ContentTypeResource.java
index be9ba8d75a76..6d5f9fa96afd 100644
--- a/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/rest/api/v1/contenttype/ContentTypeResource.java
+++ b/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/rest/api/v1/contenttype/ContentTypeResource.java
@@ -170,15 +170,22 @@ public final Response copyType(@Context final HttpServletRequest req,
 		return response;
 	}
 
-	private void setHostAndFolderAsIdentifer (final String folderPathOrIdentifier, final String hostOrId, final User user, final CopyContentTypeBean.Builder builder) {
+	@VisibleForTesting
+	public static void setHostAndFolderAsIdentifer (final String folderPathOrIdentifier, final String hostOrId, final User user, final CopyContentTypeBean.Builder builder) {
 
 		Host site = APILocator.systemHost();
 		if (null != hostOrId) {
 
-			site = Try.of(() -> UUIDUtil.isUUID(hostOrId) ? APILocator.getHostAPI().find(hostOrId, user, false) :
-					APILocator.getHostAPI().findByName(hostOrId, user, false)).getOrElse(APILocator.systemHost());
+			if (Host.SYSTEM_HOST.equals(hostOrId)) {
+
+				site = APILocator.systemHost();
+			} else {
+
+				site = Try.of(() -> UUIDUtil.isUUID(hostOrId) ? APILocator.getHostAPI().find(hostOrId, user, false) :
+						APILocator.getHostAPI().findByName(hostOrId, user, false)).getOrElse(APILocator.systemHost());
+			}
 
-			builder.host(site.getIdentifier());
+			builder.host(null == site? APILocator.systemHost().getIdentifier():site.getIdentifier());
 		}
 
 		if (null != folderPathOrIdentifier) {
@@ -200,7 +207,7 @@ private ImmutableMap<Object, Object> copyContentTypeAndDependencies (final Conte
 				.sourceContentType(type).icon(copyContentTypeForm.getIcon()).name(copyContentTypeForm.getName())
 				.newVariable(copyContentTypeForm.getVariable());
 
-		this.setHostAndFolderAsIdentifer(copyContentTypeForm.getFolder(), copyContentTypeForm.getHost(), user, builder);
+		setHostAndFolderAsIdentifer(copyContentTypeForm.getFolder(), copyContentTypeForm.getHost(), user, builder);
 		final ContentType contentTypeSaved = contentTypeAPI.copyFrom(builder.build());
 
 		// saving the workflow information