diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 173e4c929..a23032a22 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
         "passport-http-bearer": "1.0.1",
         "passport-oauth2-client-password": "0.1.2",
         "raw-body": "2.5.2",
+        "rfdc": "^1.3.0",
         "semver": "7.5.4",
         "tar": "6.1.13",
         "tough-cookie": "4.1.3",
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
index b541a9d95..461f3c88a 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-const clone = require("clone");
+const clone = require("rfdc")({proto:true, circles: true});
 const redUtil = require("@node-red/util").util;
 const events = require("@node-red/util").events;
 const flowUtil = require("./util");
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Subflow.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Subflow.js
index 62948d203..aaa4b2780 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Subflow.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Subflow.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-const clone = require("clone");
+const clone = require("rfdc")({proto:true, circles: true});
 const Flow = require('./Flow').Flow;
 const context = require('../nodes/context');
 const util = require("util");
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/index.js
index c955dfe1c..5a0abd144 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
 
-var clone = require("clone");
+var clone = require("rfdc")({proto:true, circles: true});
 
 var Flow = require('./Flow');
 
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js
index 76dbe2223..92c1ae98d 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/util.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  **/
-const clone = require("clone");
+const clone = require("rfdc")({proto:true, circles: true});
 const redUtil = require("@node-red/util").util;
 const Log = require("@node-red/util").log;
 const typeRegistry = require("@node-red/registry");