diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential.py
index f43d7f5ab3..a87d76fecb 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ OLD_INPUT_NAMES = (
 
 def credential_type_for_kind(params):
     credential_type_res = tower_cli.get_resource('credential_type')
-    kind = params.pop('kind')
+    kind = params.get('kind')
     arguments = {'managed_by_tower': True}
     if kind == 'ssh':
         if params.get('vault_password'):