diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/iosxr_template.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/iosxr_template.py
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+#
+# Copyright 2015 Peter Sprygada <psprygada@ansible.com>
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+from ansible.plugins.action import ActionBase
+from ansible.plugins.action.net_template import ActionModule as NetActionModule
+
+class ActionModule(NetActionModule, ActionBase):
+    pass
+
+