diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/common/utils.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/common/utils.py
index 299608cc8a6..e41bacc2cc2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/common/utils.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/common/utils.py
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ def validate_config(spec, data):
 
 def search_obj_in_list(name, lst, key='name'):
     for item in lst:
-        if item[key] == name:
+        if item.get(key) == name:
             return item
     return None