diff --git a/can/message.py b/can/message.py
index fd2c35947..db34643ed 100644
--- a/can/message.py
+++ b/can/message.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division
         
 import warnings
-
+from copy import deepcopy
 
 class Message(object):
     """