diff --git a/salt/modules/cloud.py b/salt/modules/cloud.py
index 4439def220..554566e64a 100644
--- a/salt/modules/cloud.py
+++ b/salt/modules/cloud.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Salt-specific interface for calling Salt Cloud directly
 # Import python libs
 import os
 import logging
+import copy
 
 # Import salt libs
 try: