diff --git a/moto/ec2/models.py b/moto/ec2/models.py
index 60a0257b..41a84ec4 100644
--- a/moto/ec2/models.py
+++ b/moto/ec2/models.py
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ AMIS = json.load(
          __name__, 'resources/amis.json'), 'r')
 )
 
+OWNER_ID = "111122223333"
+
 
 def utc_date_and_time():
     return datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.000Z')
@@ -1087,7 +1089,7 @@ class TagBackend(object):
 
 class Ami(TaggedEC2Resource):
     def __init__(self, ec2_backend, ami_id, instance=None, source_ami=None,
-                 name=None, description=None, owner_id=111122223333,
+                 name=None, description=None, owner_id=OWNER_ID,
                  public=False, virtualization_type=None, architecture=None,
                  state='available', creation_date=None, platform=None,
                  image_type='machine', image_location=None, hypervisor=None,
@@ -1200,7 +1202,7 @@ class AmiBackend(object):
 
         ami = Ami(self, ami_id, instance=instance, source_ami=None,
                   name=name, description=description,
-                  owner_id=context.get_current_user() if context else '111122223333')
+                  owner_id=context.get_current_user() if context else OWNER_ID)
         self.amis[ami_id] = ami
         return ami
 
@@ -1468,7 +1470,7 @@ class SecurityGroup(TaggedEC2Resource):
         self.egress_rules = [SecurityRule(-1, None, None, ['0.0.0.0/0'], [])]
         self.enis = {}
         self.vpc_id = vpc_id
-        self.owner_id = "123456789012"
+        self.owner_id = OWNER_ID
 
     @classmethod
     def create_from_cloudformation_json(cls, resource_name, cloudformation_json, region_name):
@@ -1989,7 +1991,7 @@ class Volume(TaggedEC2Resource):
 
 
 class Snapshot(TaggedEC2Resource):
-    def __init__(self, ec2_backend, snapshot_id, volume, description, encrypted=False, owner_id='123456789012'):
+    def __init__(self, ec2_backend, snapshot_id, volume, description, encrypted=False, owner_id=OWNER_ID):
         self.id = snapshot_id
         self.volume = volume
         self.description = description
@@ -2491,7 +2493,7 @@ class VPCPeeringConnectionBackend(object):
 
 class Subnet(TaggedEC2Resource):
     def __init__(self, ec2_backend, subnet_id, vpc_id, cidr_block, availability_zone, default_for_az,
-                 map_public_ip_on_launch, owner_id=111122223333, assign_ipv6_address_on_creation=False):
+                 map_public_ip_on_launch, owner_id=OWNER_ID, assign_ipv6_address_on_creation=False):
         self.ec2_backend = ec2_backend
         self.id = subnet_id
         self.vpc_id = vpc_id
@@ -2657,7 +2659,7 @@ class SubnetBackend(object):
             raise InvalidAvailabilityZoneError(availability_zone, ", ".join([zone.name for zones in RegionsAndZonesBackend.zones.values() for zone in zones]))
         subnet = Subnet(self, subnet_id, vpc_id, cidr_block, availability_zone_data,
                         default_for_az, map_public_ip_on_launch,
-                        owner_id=context.get_current_user() if context else '111122223333', assign_ipv6_address_on_creation=False)
+                        owner_id=context.get_current_user() if context else OWNER_ID, assign_ipv6_address_on_creation=False)
 
         # AWS associates a new subnet with the default Network ACL
         self.associate_default_network_acl_with_subnet(subnet_id, vpc_id)
diff --git a/tests/test_ec2/test_amis.py b/tests/test_ec2/test_amis.py
index fd723451..feff4a16 100644
--- a/tests/test_ec2/test_amis.py
+++ b/tests/test_ec2/test_amis.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from nose.tools import assert_raises
 import sure  # noqa
 
 from moto import mock_ec2_deprecated, mock_ec2
-from moto.ec2.models import AMIS
+from moto.ec2.models import AMIS, OWNER_ID
 from tests.helpers import requires_boto_gte
 
 
@@ -152,6 +152,29 @@ def test_ami_copy():
     cm.exception.request_id.should_not.be.none
 
 
+@mock_ec2
+def test_copy_image_changes_owner_id():
+    conn = boto3.client('ec2', region_name='us-east-1')
+
+    # this source AMI ID is from moto/ec2/resources/amis.json
+    source_ami_id = "ami-03cf127a"
+
+    # confirm the source ami owner id is different from the default owner id.
+    # if they're ever the same it means this test is invalid.
+    check_resp = conn.describe_images(ImageIds=[source_ami_id])
+    check_resp["Images"][0]["OwnerId"].should_not.equal(OWNER_ID)
+
+    copy_resp = conn.copy_image(
+        SourceImageId=source_ami_id,
+        Name="new-image",
+        Description="a copy of an image",
+        SourceRegion="us-east-1")
+
+    describe_resp = conn.describe_images(Owners=["self"])
+    describe_resp["Images"][0]["OwnerId"].should.equal(OWNER_ID)
+    describe_resp["Images"][0]["ImageId"].should.equal(copy_resp["ImageId"])
+
+
 @mock_ec2_deprecated
 def test_ami_tagging():
     conn = boto.connect_vpc('the_key', 'the_secret')
diff --git a/tests/test_ec2/test_elastic_block_store.py b/tests/test_ec2/test_elastic_block_store.py
index ab5b31ba..9dbaa5ea 100644
--- a/tests/test_ec2/test_elastic_block_store.py
+++ b/tests/test_ec2/test_elastic_block_store.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from freezegun import freeze_time
 import sure  # noqa
 
 from moto import mock_ec2_deprecated, mock_ec2
+from moto.ec2.models import OWNER_ID
 
 
 @mock_ec2_deprecated
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ def test_snapshot_filters():
         ).should.equal({snapshot3.id})
 
     snapshots_by_owner_id = conn.get_all_snapshots(
-        filters={'owner-id': '123456789012'})
+        filters={'owner-id': OWNER_ID})
     set([snap.id for snap in snapshots_by_owner_id]
         ).should.equal({snapshot1.id, snapshot2.id, snapshot3.id})