diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/clipboard.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/clipboard.js
index 01a993a75..b55dee2ff 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/clipboard.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/clipboard.js
@@ -1000,7 +1000,6 @@ RED.clipboard = (function() {
         try {
             RED.view.importNodes(newNodes, importOptions);
         } catch(error) {
-            console.log(error.importConfig)
             // Thrown for import_conflict
             confirmImport(error.importConfig, newNodes, importOptions);
         }
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 fa6649263..c955dfe1c 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/index.js
@@ -374,7 +374,12 @@ async function start(type,diff,muteLog,isDeploy) {
         // A modified-type deploy means restarting things that have changed
 
         // Update the global flow
-        activeFlows['global'].update(activeFlowConfig,activeFlowConfig);
+        if (activeFlows['global']) {
+            activeFlows['global'].update(activeFlowConfig,activeFlowConfig);
+        } else {
+            log.debug("red/nodes/flows.start : starting flow : global");
+            activeFlows['global'] = Flow.create(flowAPI,activeFlowConfig);
+        }
         for (id in activeFlowConfig.flows) {
             if (activeFlowConfig.flows.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
                 if (!activeFlowConfig.flows[id].disabled) {