diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/route53.py b/plugins/module_utils/route53.py
index 3d21d8b0802..3e2940a5311 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/route53.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/route53.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 
 def manage_tags(module, client, resource_type, resource_id, new_tags, purge_tags):
+    if new_tags is None:
+        return False
+
     old_tags = get_tags(module, client, resource_type, resource_id)
     tags_to_set, tags_to_delete = compare_aws_tags(old_tags, new_tags, purge_tags=purge_tags)