diff --git a/django_project/georepo/api_views/entity_view.py b/django_project/georepo/api_views/entity_view.py
index 0e1abb3a..1767981d 100644
--- a/django_project/georepo/api_views/entity_view.py
+++ b/django_project/georepo/api_views/entity_view.py
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@
 from georepo.utils.api_parameters import (
     common_api_params,
     search_param,
-    search_type_param
+    search_type_param,
+    sort_param
 )
 from georepo.utils.entity_query import (
     do_generate_fuzzy_query
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ class ViewEntityListByAdminLevel0(DatasetViewSearchBase,
             type=openapi.TYPE_STRING,
             default='json',
             required=False
-        ), search_param, search_type_param],
+        ), sort_param, search_param, search_type_param],
         responses={
             200: openapi.Schema(
                 title='Entity List',
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ class ViewEntityListByAdminLevel(DatasetViewSearchBase,
             type=openapi.TYPE_STRING,
             default='json',
             required=False
-        ), search_param, search_type_param],
+        ), sort_param, search_param, search_type_param],
         responses={
             200: openapi.Schema(
                 title='Entity List',
@@ -570,7 +571,7 @@ class ViewEntityListByAdminLevelAndUCode(
             type=openapi.TYPE_STRING,
             default='json',
             required=False
-        ), search_param, search_type_param],
+        ), sort_param, search_param, search_type_param],
         responses={
             200: openapi.Schema(
                 title='Entity List',
@@ -687,7 +688,7 @@ class ViewEntityListByAdminLevelAndConceptUCode(
             type=openapi.TYPE_STRING,
             default='json',
             required=False
-        ), search_param, search_type_param],
+        ), sort_param, search_param, search_type_param],
         responses={
             200: openapi.Schema(
                 title='Entity List',
@@ -802,7 +803,7 @@ class ViewEntityListByEntityType(
             type=openapi.TYPE_STRING,
             default='json',
             required=False
-        ), search_param, search_type_param],
+        ), sort_param, search_param, search_type_param],
         responses={
             200: openapi.Schema(
                 title='Entity List',
@@ -922,7 +923,7 @@ class ViewEntityListByEntityTypeAndUcode(
             type=openapi.TYPE_STRING,
             default='json',
             required=False
-        ), search_param, search_type_param],
+        ), sort_param, search_param, search_type_param],
         responses={
             200: openapi.Schema(
                 title='Entity List',
diff --git a/django_project/georepo/models/entity.py b/django_project/georepo/models/entity.py
index b23b0bf6..6dec41dd 100644
--- a/django_project/georepo/models/entity.py
+++ b/django_project/georepo/models/entity.py
@@ -329,6 +329,48 @@ def _remove_referenced_entities(self, qs):
         )
         history._raw_delete(history.db)
 
+    def clone(self):
+        """Clone the entity, used for creating new revision."""
+        original_pk = self.pk
+
+        clone = self
+        clone.pk = None
+        clone.id = None
+        clone.is_validated = False
+        clone.is_approved = None
+        clone.approved_by = None
+        clone.save()
+
+        # copy entity names
+        entity_names = []
+        for name in EntityName.objects.filter(
+            geographical_entity_id=original_pk
+        ):
+            entity_names.append(EntityName(
+                geographical_entity=clone,
+                name=name.name,
+                language=name.language,
+                default=name.default,
+                label=name.label,
+                idx=name.idx
+            ))
+        EntityName.objects.bulk_create(entity_names)
+
+        # copy entity ids
+        entity_ids = []
+        for eid in EntityId.objects.filter(
+            geographical_entity_id=original_pk
+        ):
+            entity_ids.append(EntityId(
+                geographical_entity=clone,
+                code=eid.code,
+                value=eid.value,
+                default=eid.default
+            ))
+        EntityId.objects.bulk_create(entity_ids)
+
+        return clone
+
 
 class EntityName(models.Model):
     id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
diff --git a/django_project/modules/admin_boundaries/qc_validation.py b/django_project/modules/admin_boundaries/qc_validation.py
index bf3fbf1d..fdab7fb3 100644
--- a/django_project/modules/admin_boundaries/qc_validation.py
+++ b/django_project/modules/admin_boundaries/qc_validation.py
@@ -448,13 +448,8 @@ def run_validation(entity_upload: EntityUploadStatus, **kwargs) -> bool:
         not entity_upload.revised_geographical_entity and
             entity_upload.original_geographical_entity
     ):
-        # cloned admin level 0 to new revision
-        revised = entity_upload.original_geographical_entity
-        revised.pk = None
-        revised.save()
-        revised.is_validated = False
-        revised.is_approved = None
-        revised.approved_by = None
+        # clone admin level 0 to new revision
+        revised = entity_upload.original_geographical_entity.clone()
         if entity_upload.upload_session.is_historical_upload:
             revised.start_date = (
                 entity_upload.upload_session.historical_start_date
diff --git a/django_project/version/version.txt b/django_project/version/version.txt
index 7f39120b..4d30069e 100644
--- a/django_project/version/version.txt
+++ b/django_project/version/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.98
\ No newline at end of file
+0.0.99
\ No newline at end of file