diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/CastRecordDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/CastRecordDescriptor.java
index d8d4257..fbdbaf3 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/CastRecordDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/CastRecordDescriptor.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
@@ -68,15 +69,22 @@
                 final DataOutput out = output.getDataOutput();
                 final ArrayBackedValueStorage recordBuffer = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
                 final ICopyEvaluator recEvaluator = recordEvalFactory.createEvaluator(recordBuffer);
+                final ARecordType clonedRecType;
+                try {
+                    clonedRecType = new ARecordType(reqType.getTypeName(), reqType.getFieldNames(),
+                            reqType.getFieldTypes(), reqType.isOpen());
+                } catch (AsterixException e) {
+                    throw new AlgebricksException(e);
+                }
 
                 return new ICopyEvaluator() {
                     // pointable allocator
                     private PointableAllocator allocator = new PointableAllocator();
                     final IVisitablePointable recAccessor = allocator.allocateRecordValue(inputType);
-                    final IVisitablePointable resultAccessor = allocator.allocateRecordValue(reqType);
+                    final IVisitablePointable resultAccessor = allocator.allocateRecordValue(clonedRecType);
                     final ACastVisitor castVisitor = new ACastVisitor();
                     final Triple<IVisitablePointable, IAType, Boolean> arg = new Triple<IVisitablePointable, IAType, Boolean>(
-                            resultAccessor, reqType, Boolean.FALSE);
+                            resultAccessor, clonedRecType, Boolean.FALSE);
 
                     @Override
                     public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple) throws AlgebricksException {