diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/digital_ocean/digital_ocean_domain.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/digital_ocean/digital_ocean_domain.py
index 3e0f9017f12..f6df1749c07 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/digital_ocean/digital_ocean_domain.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/digital_ocean/digital_ocean_domain.py
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ class DoManager(DigitalOceanHelper, object):
     def edit_domain_record(self):
         params = {'name': self.domain_name}
         resp = self.put('domains/%s/records/%s' % (self.domain_name, self.domain_id), data=params)
-        return resp['domain_record']
+        status, json = self.jsonify(resp)
+        return json['domain_record']
 
 
 def core(module):