diff --git a/awx/lib/tower_display_callback/module.py b/awx/lib/tower_display_callback/module.py
index 45a2781e0b..480527a651 100644
--- a/awx/lib/tower_display_callback/module.py
+++ b/awx/lib/tower_display_callback/module.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class BaseCallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         event_data.setdefault('uuid', str(uuid.uuid4()))
 
         if 'res' in event_data:
-            event_data['res'] = self.censor_result(copy.deepcopy(event_data['res']))
+            event_data['res'] = self.censor_result(copy.copy(event_data['res']))
 
         if event not in self.EVENTS_WITHOUT_TASK:
             task = event_data.pop('task', None)