diff --git a/src/js/models/maps/assets/Cesium3DTileset.js b/src/js/models/maps/assets/Cesium3DTileset.js
index f8f9c0021..980ee3d44 100644
--- a/src/js/models/maps/assets/Cesium3DTileset.js
+++ b/src/js/models/maps/assets/Cesium3DTileset.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ define(
           try {
 
             var model = this;
-            var cesiumOptions = model.get('cesiumOptions')
+            var cesiumOptions = this.getCesiumOptions();
             var cesiumModel = null
 
             // If the cesium model already exists, don't create it again unless specified
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ define(
         setCesiumURL: function () {
           try {
 
-            var cesiumOptions = this.get('cesiumOptions')
+            var cesiumOptions = this.getCesiumOptions();
 
             // Set the asset URL if this is a Cesium Ion 3D tileset or terrain
             if (cesiumOptions && cesiumOptions.ionAssetId) {
diff --git a/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumGeohash.js b/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumGeohash.js
index 61b627e65..c07e8e72c 100644
--- a/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumGeohash.js
+++ b/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumGeohash.js
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ define([
             return;
           }
           // Set the GeoJSON representing geohashes on the model
-          const cesiumOptions = model.get("cesiumOptions");
+          const cesiumOptions = this.getCesiumOptions();
           const type = model.get("type");
           const data = type === "geojson" ? this.getGeoJSON() : this.getCZML();
           cesiumOptions["data"] = data;
diff --git a/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumImagery.js b/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumImagery.js
index 6227a667e..855addef4 100644
--- a/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumImagery.js
+++ b/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumImagery.js
@@ -109,11 +109,8 @@ define(
 
             this.getThumbnail();
           }
-          catch (error) {
-            console.log(
-              'There was an error initializing a CesiumImagery model' +
-              '. Error details: ' + error
-            );
+          catch (e) {
+            console.log('Error initializing a CesiumImagery model: ', e);
           }
         },
 
@@ -196,7 +193,7 @@ define(
         createCesiumModel: function (recreate = false) {
 
           var model = this;
-          var cesiumOptions = this.get('cesiumOptions');
+          const cesiumOptions = this.getCesiumOptions();
           var type = this.get('type')
           var providerFunction = Cesium[type]
 
diff --git a/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumTerrain.js b/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumTerrain.js
index 261d321fa..d243bfed4 100644
--- a/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumTerrain.js
+++ b/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumTerrain.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ define(
         createCesiumModel: function (recreate = false) {
 
           var model = this;
-          var cesiumOptions = this.get('cesiumOptions');
+          var cesiumOptions = model.getCesiumOptions();
           var type = this.get('type')
           var terrainFunction = Cesium[type]
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ define(
         setCesiumURL: function () {
           try {
 
-            var cesiumOptions = this.get('cesiumOptions')
+            var cesiumOptions = this.getCesiumOptions();
 
             // Set the asset URL if this is a Cesium Ion 3D tileset or terrain
             if (cesiumOptions && cesiumOptions.ionAssetId) {
diff --git a/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumVectorData.js b/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumVectorData.js
index 1c7b9a265..fee95fc5b 100644
--- a/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumVectorData.js
+++ b/src/js/models/maps/assets/CesiumVectorData.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ define(
           try {
 
             const model = this;
-            const cesiumOptions = model.get('cesiumOptions')
+            const cesiumOptions = this.getCesiumOptions();
             const type = model.get('type')
             const label = model.get('label') || ''
             const dataSourceFunction = Cesium[type]
diff --git a/src/js/models/maps/assets/MapAsset.js b/src/js/models/maps/assets/MapAsset.js
index 14029a89f..5476b60a8 100644
--- a/src/js/models/maps/assets/MapAsset.js
+++ b/src/js/models/maps/assets/MapAsset.js
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ define(
 
             if (!assetConfig || typeof assetConfig !== 'object') {
               assetConfig = {}
+            } else {
+              assetConfig = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(assetConfig))
             }
 
             // Set the color palette
@@ -379,6 +381,20 @@ define(
           }
         },
 
+        /**
+         * Get the asset config's cesiumOptions, if it has any. This will return
+         * a copy of the cesiumOptions object, so that changes made to the
+         * returned object will not affect the original cesiumOptions object.
+         * @returns {Object} A copy of the cesiumOptions object, or null if there
+         * are no cesiumOptions.
+         * @since x.x.x
+         */
+        getCesiumOptions: function () {
+          const cesiumOptions = this.get('cesiumOptions')
+          if (!cesiumOptions) { return null }
+          return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(cesiumOptions))
+        },
+
         /**
          * Given a feature object from a Feature model, checks if it is part of the
          * selectedFeatures collection. See featureObject property from