diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/api.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/api.py
index 0e0d2807a83..7c3e9f6ae47 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/api.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/api.py
@@ -398,6 +398,10 @@ class WapiModule(WapiBase):
                     test_obj_filter = dict([('name', name), ('view', obj_filter['view'])])
             elif (ib_obj_type == NIOS_IPV4_FIXED_ADDRESS or ib_obj_type == NIOS_IPV6_FIXED_ADDRESS and 'mac' in obj_filter):
                 test_obj_filter = dict([['mac', obj_filter['mac']]])
+            elif (ib_obj_type == NIOS_A_RECORD):
+                # resolves issue where a_record with uppercase name was returning null and was failing
+                test_obj_filter = obj_filter
+                test_obj_filter['name'] = test_obj_filter['name'].lower()
             # check if test_obj_filter is empty copy passed obj_filter
             else:
                 test_obj_filter = obj_filter