diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/dnstxt.py b/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/dnstxt.py
index 7c56d8a00b6..28ec2e7b614 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/dnstxt.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/dnstxt.py
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class LookupModule(object):
 
         terms = utils.listify_lookup_plugin_terms(terms, self.basedir, inject) 
 
-
-
+        if isinstance(basestring, terms):
+            terms = [ terms ]
 
         ret = []
         for term in terms:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/env.py b/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/env.py
index bd0fc4f6d9b..86b1da5aaa8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/env.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/env.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ class LookupModule(object):
 
         terms = utils.listify_lookup_plugin_terms(terms, self.basedir, inject) 
 
+        if isinstance(basestring, terms):
+            terms = [ terms ]
+
         ret = []
         for term in terms:
             var = term.split()[0]
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/fileglob.py b/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/fileglob.py
index 2dd2342d260..254f48bec75 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/fileglob.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/fileglob.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class LookupModule(object):
 
     def run(self, terms, inject=None, **kwargs):
 
-        utils.listify_lookup_plugin_terms(terms, self.basedir, inject)
+        terms = utils.listify_lookup_plugin_terms(terms, self.basedir, inject)
 
         ret = []
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/sequence.py b/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/sequence.py
index ef07417fc86..8d70aad98c7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/sequence.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/sequence.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
-from ansible.utils import parse_kv
+import ansible.utils as utils
 from re import compile as re_compile, IGNORECASE
 
 # shortcut format
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class LookupModule(object):
 
                 try:
                     if not self.parse_simple_args(term):
-                        self.parse_kv_args(parse_kv(term))
+                        self.parse_kv_args(utils.parse_kv(term))
                 except Exception:
                     raise AnsibleError(
                         "unknown error parsing with_sequence arguments: %r"
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/template.py b/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/template.py
index f1d877797a5..e009b6b76b9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/lookup_plugins/template.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from ansible.utils import template
+import ansible.utils as utils
 
 class LookupModule(object):