diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/element/duplicate.ts b/packages/excalidraw/element/duplicate.ts
index d2aebeb36..0d95e3610 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/element/duplicate.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/element/duplicate.ts
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export const duplicateElements = (
     index: number,
     elements: ExcalidrawElement | null | ExcalidrawElement[],
   ) => {
-    invariant(index !== -1, "targetIndex === -1 ");
+    invariant(index >= 0, "targetIndex must be >= 0");
 
     if (!elements) {
       return;