diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/route53.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/route53.py
index 31e7144d94..ef68b0286c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/route53.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/route53.py
@@ -507,7 +507,10 @@ def main():
         #Need to save this changes in rset, because of comparing rset.to_xml() == wanted_rset.to_xml() in next block
         rset.name = decoded_name
 
-        if rset.type == type_in and decoded_name.lower() == record_in.lower() and str(rset.identifier) == str(identifier_in):
+        if identifier_in is not None:
+            identifier_in = str(identifier_in)
+	
+        if rset.type == type_in and decoded_name.lower() == record_in.lower() and rset.identifier == identifier_in:
             found_record = True
             record['zone'] = zone_in
             record['type'] = rset.type