diff --git a/salt/modules/cloud.py b/salt/modules/cloud.py
index 7f208a0732..5d1e433639 100644
--- a/salt/modules/cloud.py
+++ b/salt/modules/cloud.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ except ImportError:
 
 import salt.utils
 
+# Import 3rd-party libs
+import salt.ext.six as six
+
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 __func_alias__ = {
@@ -169,12 +172,11 @@ def get_instance(name, provider=None):
         {{ salt['cloud.get_instance']('myinstance')['mac_address'] }}
 
     '''
-    client = _get_client()
     data = action(fun='show_instance', names=[name], provider=provider)
     info = salt.utils.cloud.simple_types_filter(data)
     try:
         # get the first: [alias][driver][vm_name]
-        info = info.itervalues().next().itervalues().next().itervalues().next()
+        info = next(six.itervalues(next(six.itervalues(next(six.itervalues(info))))))
     except AttributeError:
         return None
     return info