diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_igw.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_igw.py
index 63be48248ef..5218bff5e6e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_igw.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/ec2_vpc_igw.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def main():
 
     if region:
         try:
-            connection = connect_to_aws(boto.ec2, region, **aws_connect_params)
+            connection = connect_to_aws(boto.vpc, region, **aws_connect_params)
         except (boto.exception.NoAuthHandlerFound, StandardError), e:
             module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
     else: