diff --git a/llx/builtin_resource.go b/llx/builtin_resource.go
index 88b5aa704f..f142ed5692 100644
--- a/llx/builtin_resource.go
+++ b/llx/builtin_resource.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/types"
 )
 
@@ -86,21 +85,17 @@ func _resourceWhereV2(e *blockExecutor, bind *RawData, chunk *Chunk, ref uint64,
 
 		// get all mandatory args
 		resourceInfo := e.ctx.runtime.Schema().Lookup(resource.MqlName())
-		args := map[string]*Primitive{
-			"list": ArrayPrimitive(resList, ct),
-		}
+		copyFields := []string{}
 		for k, v := range resourceInfo.Fields {
 			if k != "list" && v.IsMandatory {
-				log.Error().Msg("found a mandatory argument for list, which is not supported: " + k + " for list of " + resource.MqlName())
-				// e.ctx.runtime.WatchAndUpdate(resource, k, blockId, func(res interface{}, err error) {
-				// 	if err == nil {
-				// 		args[k] = v
-				// 	}
-				// })
+				copyFields = append(copyFields, k)
 			}
 		}
+		args := map[string]*Primitive{
+			"list": ArrayPrimitive(resList, ct),
+		}
 
-		resResource, err := e.ctx.runtime.CreateResourceWithID(resource.MqlName(), blockId, args)
+		resResource, err := e.ctx.runtime.CloneResource(resource, blockId, copyFields, args)
 
 		var data *RawData
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/llx/runtime.go b/llx/runtime.go
index b7e1b04c9f..c5538da948 100644
--- a/llx/runtime.go
+++ b/llx/runtime.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ type Runtime interface {
 	AssetMRN() string
 	Unregister(watcherUID string) error
 	CreateResource(name string, args map[string]*Primitive) (Resource, error)
-	CreateResourceWithID(name string, id string, args map[string]*Primitive) (Resource, error)
+	CloneResource(src Resource, id string, fields []string, args map[string]*Primitive) (Resource, error)
 	WatchAndUpdate(resource Resource, field string, watcherUID string, callback func(res interface{}, err error)) error
 	Schema() Schema
 	Close()
diff --git a/providers/runtime.go b/providers/runtime.go
index 091fd4bc31..775c282b94 100644
--- a/providers/runtime.go
+++ b/providers/runtime.go
@@ -260,12 +260,29 @@ func (r *Runtime) CreateResource(name string, args map[string]*llx.Primitive) (l
 	return &llx.MockResource{Name: typ.ResourceName(), ID: string(res.Data.Value)}, nil
 }
 
-func (r *Runtime) CreateResourceWithID(name string, id string, args map[string]*llx.Primitive) (llx.Resource, error) {
+func (r *Runtime) CloneResource(src llx.Resource, id string, fields []string, args map[string]*llx.Primitive) (llx.Resource, error) {
+	name := src.MqlName()
+	srcID := src.MqlID()
+
 	provider, _, err := r.lookupResourceProvider(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	for i := range fields {
+		field := fields[i]
+		data, err := provider.Instance.Plugin.GetData(&plugin.DataReq{
+			Connection: provider.Connection.Id,
+			Resource:   name,
+			ResourceId: srcID,
+			Field:      field,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		args[field] = data.Data
+	}
+
 	args["__id"] = llx.StringPrimitive(id)
 
 	_, err = provider.Instance.Plugin.StoreData(&plugin.StoreReq{