diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/monitoring/datadog_monitor.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/monitoring/datadog_monitor.py
index 8dbbe64663..c5aec1b561 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/monitoring/datadog_monitor.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/monitoring/datadog_monitor.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def _update_monitor(module, monitor, options):
                                  options=options)
         if 'errors' in msg:
             module.fail_json(msg=str(msg['errors']))
-        elif _equal_dicts(msg, monitor, ['creator', 'overall_state']):
+        elif _equal_dicts(msg, monitor, ['creator', 'overall_state', 'modified']):
             module.exit_json(changed=False, msg=msg)
         else:
             module.exit_json(changed=True, msg=msg)