diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_user.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_user.py
index 15c41cb081..19cf00fa1f 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_user.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_user.py
@@ -134,11 +134,9 @@ def main():
     # Attempt to look up the related items the user specified (these will fail the module if not found)
 
     # Attempt to look up an existing item based on the provided data
-    existing_item = module.get_one('users', **{
-        'data': {
-            'username': username,
-        }
-    })
+    existing_item = module.get_one('users', name_or_id=username)
+    # If we got an item back make sure the name field reflects the actual name (incase we were passed an ID)
+    username = existing_item['username'] if (existing_item) else username
 
     if state == 'absent':
         # If the state was absent we can let the module delete it if needed, the module will handle exiting from this
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_user/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_user/tasks/main.yml
index f04f1a8327..79077479df 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_user/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_user/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     that:
       - "result is changed"
 
-- name: Change a User
+- name: Change a User by ID
   tower_user:
-    username: "{{ username }}"
+    username: "{{ result.id }}"
     last_name: User
     email: joe@example.org
     state: present