diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py b/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py
index ce96e492db..4569d221da 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py
@@ -413,7 +413,10 @@ class TowerAPIModule(TowerModule):
     def copy_item(self, existing_item, copy_from_name_or_id, new_item_name, endpoint=None, item_type='unknown', copy_lookup_data={}):
 
         if existing_item is not None:
-            self.fail_json(msg="A {0} with the name {1} already exists.".format(item_type, new_item_name))
+            self.warn(msg="A {0} with the name {1} already exists.".format(item_type, new_item_name))
+            self.json_output['changed'] = False
+            self.json_output['copied'] = False
+            return existing_item
 
         # Lookup existing item to copy from
         copy_from_lookup = self.get_one(endpoint, name_or_id=copy_from_name_or_id, **{'data': copy_lookup_data})
@@ -441,6 +444,7 @@ class TowerAPIModule(TowerModule):
         if response['status_code'] in [201]:
             self.json_output['id'] = response['json']['id']
             self.json_output['changed'] = True
+            self.json_output['copied'] = True
             new_existing_item = response['json']
         else:
             if 'json' in response and '__all__' in response['json']:
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential/tasks/main.yml
index 32a8f95f62..17d4785602 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential/tasks/main.yml
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-      - result is changed
+      - result.copied
 
 - name: Delete an SSH credential
   tower_credential:
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_inventory/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_inventory/tasks/main.yml
index 353bdee673..234f2f15a4 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_inventory/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_inventory/tasks/main.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
     - assert:
         that:
-          - "result is changed"
+          - result.copied
 
     - name: Delete an Inventory
       tower_inventory:
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_notification_template/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_notification_template/tasks/main.yml
index 0d1f6478d4..af43b7d325 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_notification_template/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_notification_template/tasks/main.yml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-      - result is changed
+      - result.copied
 
 - name: Delete copied email notification
   tower_notification_template:
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_project/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_project/tasks/main.yml
index 8a701984ac..95d66c1c51 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_project/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_project/tasks/main.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 # the project, or it could be because the module actually failed somehow
 - assert:
     that:
-      - "result is changed"
+      - result.copied
 
 - name: Check module fails with correct msg when given non-existing org as param
   tower_project:
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_workflow_job_template/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_workflow_job_template/tasks/main.yml
index 8ef01658dd..b9e413de1f 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_workflow_job_template/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_workflow_job_template/tasks/main.yml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-      - "result is changed"
+      - result.copied
 
 - name: Fail Remove "on start" webhook notification from copied workflow job template
   tower_workflow_job_template: