diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/template.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/template.py
index 3378b1d2b18..ee9accf32c8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/template.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 import base64
 import datetime
 import os
+import pwd
 import time
 
 from ansible import constants as C