diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8895-fix-comprehension.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/8895-fix-comprehension.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aecd0fd83e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8895-fix-comprehension.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - lxd_container - fix bug introduced in previous commit (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8895, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8888).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/lxd_container.py b/plugins/modules/lxd_container.py
index 88e502e7c8..5c5d8a4d8d 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/lxd_container.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/lxd_container.py
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ class LXDContainerManagement(object):
         data = (self._get_instance_state_json() or {}).get('metadata', None) or {}
         network = {
             k: v
-            for k, v in data.get('network', {}).items()
+            for k, v in (data.get('network') or {}).items()
             if k not in ignore_devices
         }
         addresses = {
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ class LXDContainerManagement(object):
             self.old_instance_json = self._get_instance_json()
             self.old_sections = {
                 section: adjust_content(content)
-                for section, content in self.old_instance_json.get('metadata', {}).items()
+                for section, content in (self.old_instance_json.get('metadata') or {}).items()
                 if section in set(CONFIG_PARAMS) - set(CONFIG_CREATION_PARAMS)
             }