diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
index 2836aca6589..78f79469ea2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ class AnsibleCloudStack(object):
         # use the first zone if no zone param given
         if not zone:
             self.zone = zones['zone'][0]
+            self.result['zone'] = self.zone['name']
             return self._get_by_key(key, self.zone)
 
         if zones: