diff --git a/salt/renderers/pyobjects.py b/salt/renderers/pyobjects.py
index 95b74baa90..0b3f99d3a2 100644
--- a/salt/renderers/pyobjects.py
+++ b/salt/renderers/pyobjects.py
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ def load_states():
 
     # TODO: some way to lazily do this? This requires loading *all* state modules
     for key, func in lazy_states.iteritems():
+        if '.' not in key:
+            continue
         mod_name, func_name = key.split('.', 1)
         if mod_name not in states:
             states[mod_name] = {}