diff --git a/lib/compliance_engine/data.rb b/lib/compliance_engine/data.rb
index 8aab334..b634436 100644
--- a/lib/compliance_engine/data.rb
+++ b/lib/compliance_engine/data.rb
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ def open_environment(*paths)
   def open(*paths, fileclass: File, dirclass: Dir)
     modules = {}
     paths.each do |path|
+      if path.is_a?(ComplianceEngine::DataLoader)
+        update(path, key: path.key, fileclass: fileclass)
+        next
+      end
+
       if fileclass.directory?(path)
         # Read the Puppet module's metadata.json
         metadata_json = File.join(path.to_s, 'metadata.json')
@@ -212,8 +217,8 @@ def update(
         data[filename.key][:loader] = filename
         data[filename.key][:loader].add_observer(self, :update)
       end
-      data[filename.key][:version] = ComplianceEngine::Version.new(loader.data['version'])
-      data[filename.key][:content] = loader.data
+      data[filename.key][:version] = ComplianceEngine::Version.new(filename.data['version'])
+      data[filename.key][:content] = filename.data
     end
 
     reset_collection
diff --git a/lib/compliance_engine/data_loader.rb b/lib/compliance_engine/data_loader.rb
index da0ade1..df01113 100644
--- a/lib/compliance_engine/data_loader.rb
+++ b/lib/compliance_engine/data_loader.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ def key
     return @key unless @key.nil?
 
     require 'securerandom'
-    @key = SecureRandom.uuid
+    @key = "#{data.class}:#{SecureRandom.uuid}"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/classes/compliance_engine/data_loader_spec.rb b/spec/classes/compliance_engine/data_loader_spec.rb
index a444a58..f967bd3 100644
--- a/spec/classes/compliance_engine/data_loader_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/compliance_engine/data_loader_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     it 'has a UUID key' do
       expect(data_loader.key).not_to be_nil
       expect(data_loader.key).to be_instance_of(String)
-      expect(data_loader.key).to match(%r{^[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-4[a-f0-9]{3}-[89ab][a-f0-9]{3}-[a-f0-9]{12}$}i)
+      expect(data_loader.key).to match(%r{^Hash:[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-4[a-f0-9]{3}-[89ab][a-f0-9]{3}-[a-f0-9]{12}$}i)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/compliance_engine/data_spec.rb b/spec/classes/compliance_engine/data_spec.rb
index f126f36..ed27a95 100644
--- a/spec/classes/compliance_engine/data_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/compliance_engine/data_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 require 'compliance_engine'
+require 'compliance_engine/data_loader'
 
 RSpec.describe ComplianceEngine::Data do
   before(:each) do
@@ -111,6 +112,32 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context 'with a ComplianceEngine::DataLoader object' do
+    subject(:compliance_engine) { described_class.new(data_loader) }
+
+    let(:data) do
+      {
+        'version' => '2.0.0',
+      }
+    end
+
+    let(:data_loader) { ComplianceEngine::DataLoader.new(data) }
+
+    it 'initializes' do
+      expect(compliance_engine).not_to be_nil
+      expect(compliance_engine).to be_instance_of(described_class)
+    end
+
+    it 'returns a UUID' do
+      expect(compliance_engine.files.count).to eq(1)
+      expect(compliance_engine.files.first).to match(%r{^Hash:[a-f0-9]{8}-[a-f0-9]{4}-4[a-f0-9]{3}-[89ab][a-f0-9]{3}-[a-f0-9]{12}$}i)
+    end
+
+    it 'get returns a hash' do
+      expect(compliance_engine.get(compliance_engine.files.first)).to eq(data)
+    end
+  end
+
   context 'with a malformed file path' do
     subject(:compliance_engine) { described_class.new('file') }