diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/ovirt_nics.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/ovirt_nics.py
index 8a54a178ec1..0dcf9fb9df3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/ovirt_nics.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/ovirt_nics.py
@@ -212,7 +212,18 @@ def main():
             dcs_service = connection.system_service().data_centers_service()
             dc = dcs_service.list(search='Clusters.name=%s' % cluster_name)[0]
             networks_service = dcs_service.service(dc.id).networks_service()
-            network = search_by_name(networks_service, module.params['network'])
+            network = next(
+                (n for n in networks_service.list()
+                if n.name == module.params['network']),
+                None
+            )
+            if network is None:
+                raise Exception(
+                    "Network '%s' was not found in datacenter '%s'." % (
+                        module.params['network'],
+                        dc.name
+                    )
+                )
             for vnic in connection.system_service().vnic_profiles_service().list():
                 if vnic.name == profile and vnic.network.id == network.id:
                     vmnics_module.vnic_id = vnic.id