diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_lb.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_lb.py
index d83db113963..51e135dc7ec 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_lb.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_lb.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class ElbManager(object):
                 }
 
             if check_elb.listeners:
-                info['listeners'] = [l.get_complex_tuple()
+                info['listeners'] = [self._api_listener_as_tuple(l)
                                      for l in check_elb.listeners]
             elif self.status == 'created':
                 # When creating a new ELB, listeners don't show in the
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ class ElbManager(object):
                 # Since ELB allows only one listener on each incoming port, a
                 # single match on the incomping port is all we're looking for
                 if existing_listener[0] == listener['load_balancer_port']:
-                    existing_listener_found = existing_listener.get_complex_tuple()
+                    existing_listener_found = self._api_listener_as_tuple(existing_listener)
                     break
 
             if existing_listener_found:
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ class ElbManager(object):
         # Check for any extraneous listeners we need to remove, if desired
         if self.purge_listeners:
             for existing_listener in self.elb.listeners:
-                existing_listener_tuple = existing_listener.get_complex_tuple()
+                existing_listener_tuple = self._api_listener_as_tuple(existing_listener)
                 if existing_listener_tuple in listeners_to_remove:
                     # Already queued for removal
                     continue
@@ -468,6 +468,13 @@ class ElbManager(object):
         if listeners_to_add:
             self._create_elb_listeners(listeners_to_add)
 
+    def _api_listener_as_tuple(self, listener):
+        """Adds ssl_certificate_id to ELB API tuple if present"""
+        base_tuple = listener.get_complex_tuple()
+        if listener.ssl_certificate_id and len(base_tuple) < 5:
+            return base_tuple + (listener.ssl_certificate_id,)
+        return base_tuple
+
     def _listener_as_tuple(self, listener):
         """Formats listener as a 4- or 5-tuples, in the order specified by the
         ELB API"""