diff --git a/patches/july_2013/p04_merge_duplicate_leads.py b/patches/july_2013/p04_merge_duplicate_leads.py
index 5558addb25d..d4e56f6529b 100644
--- a/patches/july_2013/p04_merge_duplicate_leads.py
+++ b/patches/july_2013/p04_merge_duplicate_leads.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ def execute():
 			if email not in email_lead:
 				email_lead[email] = name
 			else:
-				webnotes.rename_doc("Lead", name, email_lead[email], merge=True)
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+				webnotes.rename_doc("Lead", name, email_lead[email], force=True, merge=True)
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