diff --git a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.wizard/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/boot/wizard/starters/eclipse/ResourceCompareInput.java b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.wizard/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/boot/wizard/starters/eclipse/ResourceCompareInput.java
index 79592b357..a9af7b690 100644
--- a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.wizard/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/boot/wizard/starters/eclipse/ResourceCompareInput.java
+++ b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.wizard/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/boot/wizard/starters/eclipse/ResourceCompareInput.java
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ public class ResourceCompareInput extends CompareEditorInput {
 												method = TextMergeViewer.class.getDeclaredMethod("copy", boolean.class);
 											}
 											method.setAccessible(true);
-											method.invoke(contentViewer, false);
+											method.invoke(contentViewer, true);
 											contentViewer.flush(new NullProgressMonitor());
 											n.setState(DiffNodeState.ALL);
 										} catch (Exception e) {