diff --git a/swift/proxy/server.py b/swift/proxy/server.py
index 9838f86802..322294ecaa 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/server.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/server.py
@@ -1149,19 +1149,17 @@ class ObjectController(Controller):
             return HTTPPreconditionFailed(request=req,
                     body='Destination header must be of the form '
                          '<container name>/<object name>')
-        new_source = '/' + self.container_name + '/' + self.object_name
+        source = '/' + self.container_name + '/' + self.object_name
         self.container_name = dest_container
         self.object_name = dest_object
-        new_headers = {}
-        for k, v in req.headers.items():
-            new_headers[k] = v
-        new_headers['X-Copy-From'] = new_source
-        new_headers['Content-Length'] = 0
-        del new_headers['Destination']
-        new_path = '/' + self.account_name + dest
-        new_req = Request.blank(new_path, environ=req.environ,
-                                headers=new_headers)
-        return self.PUT(new_req)
+        # re-write the existing request as a PUT instead of creating a new one
+        # since this one is already attached to the posthooklogger
+        req.method = 'PUT'
+        req.path_info = '/' + self.account_name + dest
+        req.headers['Content-Length'] = 0
+        req.headers['X-Copy-From'] = source
+        del req.headers['Destination']
+        return self.PUT(req)
 
 
 class ContainerController(Controller):
diff --git a/test/functionalnosetests/test_container.py b/test/functionalnosetests/test_container.py
index 96c0be91e6..8690fcde5d 100755
--- a/test/functionalnosetests/test_container.py
+++ b/test/functionalnosetests/test_container.py
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ class TestContainer(unittest.TestCase):
         resp.read()
         self.assert_(resp.status in (200, 204), resp.status)
         self.assertEquals(resp.getheader('x-container-meta-test'), 'Value')
+        resp = retry(delete, name)
+        resp.read()
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status, 204)
+
         name = uuid4().hex
         resp = retry(put, name, '')
         resp.read()
diff --git a/test/functionalnosetests/test_object.py b/test/functionalnosetests/test_object.py
index 2e1668db0e..5975cf16a2 100644
--- a/test/functionalnosetests/test_object.py
+++ b/test/functionalnosetests/test_object.py
@@ -38,21 +38,110 @@ class TestObject(unittest.TestCase):
         if skip:
             raise SkipTest
 
+        def delete(url, token, parsed, conn, obj):
+            conn.request('DELETE',
+                         '%s/%s/%s' % (parsed.path, self.container, obj),
+                         '', {'X-Auth-Token': token})
+            return check_response(conn)
+
+        # get list of objects in container
+        def list(url, token, parsed, conn):
+            conn.request('GET',
+                         '%s/%s' % (parsed.path, self.container),
+                         '', {'X-Auth-Token': token})
+            return check_response(conn)
+        resp = retry(list)
+        object_listing = resp.read()
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status, 200)
+
+        # iterate over object listing and delete all objects
+        for obj in object_listing.splitlines():
+            resp = retry(delete, obj)
+            resp.read()
+            self.assertEquals(resp.status, 204)
+
+        # delete the container
         def delete(url, token, parsed, conn):
-            conn.request('DELETE', '%s/%s/%s' % (parsed.path, self.container,
-                self.obj), '', {'X-Auth-Token': token})
+            conn.request('DELETE', parsed.path + '/' + self.container, '',
+                         {'X-Auth-Token': token})
             return check_response(conn)
         resp = retry(delete)
         resp.read()
         self.assertEquals(resp.status, 204)
 
+    def test_copy_object(self):
+        if skip:
+            raise SkipTest
+
+        source = '%s/%s' % (self.container, self.obj)
+        dest = '%s/%s' % (self.container, 'test_copy')
+
+        # get contents of source
+        def get_source(url, token, parsed, conn):
+            conn.request('GET',
+                         '%s/%s' % (parsed.path, source),
+                         '', {'X-Auth-Token': token})
+            return check_response(conn)
+        resp = retry(get_source)
+        source_contents = resp.read()
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status, 200)
+        self.assertEquals(source_contents, 'test')
+
+        # copy source to dest with X-Copy-From
+        def put(url, token, parsed, conn):
+            conn.request('PUT', '%s/%s' % (parsed.path, dest), '',
+                         {'X-Auth-Token': token,
+                          'Content-Length': '0',
+                          'X-Copy-From': source})
+            return check_response(conn)
+        resp = retry(put)
+        contents = resp.read()
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status, 201)
+
+        # contents of dest should be the same as source
+        def get_dest(url, token, parsed, conn):
+            conn.request('GET',
+                         '%s/%s' % (parsed.path, dest),
+                         '', {'X-Auth-Token': token})
+            return check_response(conn)
+        resp = retry(get_dest)
+        dest_contents = resp.read()
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status, 200)
+        self.assertEquals(dest_contents, source_contents)
+
+        # delete the copy
         def delete(url, token, parsed, conn):
-            conn.request('DELETE', parsed.path + '/' + self.container, '',
+            conn.request('DELETE', '%s/%s' % (parsed.path, dest), '',
                          {'X-Auth-Token': token})
             return check_response(conn)
         resp = retry(delete)
         resp.read()
         self.assertEquals(resp.status, 204)
+        # verify dest does not exist
+        resp = retry(get_dest)
+        resp.read()
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status, 404)
+
+        # copy source to dest with COPY
+        def copy(url, token, parsed, conn):
+            conn.request('COPY', '%s/%s' % (parsed.path, source), '',
+                         {'X-Auth-Token': token,
+                          'Destination': dest})
+            return check_response(conn)
+        resp = retry(copy)
+        contents = resp.read()
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status, 201)
+
+        # contents of dest should be the same as source
+        resp = retry(get_dest)
+        dest_contents = resp.read()
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status, 200)
+        self.assertEquals(dest_contents, source_contents)
+
+        # delete the copy
+        resp = retry(delete)
+        resp.read()
+        self.assertEquals(resp.status, 204)
 
     def test_public_object(self):
         if skip: