diff --git a/swift/proxy/server.py b/swift/proxy/server.py
index ca7543cc8f..ac9beafa52 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/server.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/server.py
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ class ObjectController(Controller):
                 return HTTPPreconditionFailed(request=req,
                     body='X-Copy-From header must be of the form'
                     '<container name>/<object name>')
-            source_req = Request.blank(source_header)
+            source_req = Request.blank(source_header, environ=req.environ)
             orig_obj_name = self.object_name
             orig_container_name = self.container_name
             self.object_name = src_obj_name
diff --git a/test/functionalnosetests/test_object.py b/test/functionalnosetests/test_object.py
index 92f54ea97e..0ceaee8fc1 100644
--- a/test/functionalnosetests/test_object.py
+++ b/test/functionalnosetests/test_object.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class TestObject(unittest.TestCase):
                               'X-Copy-From': '%s/%s' % (self.container,
                                                         self.obj)})
             return check_response(conn)
-        resp = retry(put, use_account=3)
+        resp = retry(copy, use_account=3)
         resp.read()
         self.assertEquals(resp.status, 403)
         # verify third account can write "obj1" to shared container
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class TestObject(unittest.TestCase):
                               'X-Copy-From': '%s/%s' % (self.container,
                                                         self.obj)})
             return check_response(conn)
-        resp = retry(put, use_account=3)
+        resp = retry(copy, use_account=3)
         resp.read()
         self.assertEquals(resp.status, 403)
         # clean up "obj1"