diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py b/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py
index 6b5ed87531..a3d6faa4b8 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py
@@ -105,32 +105,32 @@ class TowerAPIModule(TowerModule):
 
         return response['json']['results'][0]
 
-    def resolve_name_to_id(self, endpoint, name_or_id):
-        # Try to resolve the object by name
+    def get_one_by_name_or_id(self, endpoint, name_or_id):
         name_field = 'name'
-        if endpoint == 'users':
+        if endpoint is 'users':
             name_field = 'username'
 
-        response = self.get_endpoint(endpoint, **{'data': {name_field: name_or_id}})
-        if response['status_code'] == 400:
-            self.fail_json(msg="Unable to try and resolve {0} for {1} : {2}".format(endpoint, name_or_id, response['json']['detail']))
+        query_params = {'or__{0}'.format(name_field): name_or_id}
+        try:
+            query_params['or__id'] = int(name_or_id)
+        except ValueError:
+            # If we got a value error than we didn't have an integer so we can just pass and fall down to the fail
+            pass
 
+        response = self.get_endpoint(endpoint, **{'data': query_params})
         if response['json']['count'] == 1:
-            return response['json']['results'][0]['id']
+            return response['json']['results'][0]
+        elif response['json']['count'] == 2:
+            for tower_object in response['json']['results']:
+                return tower_object
+        # We shouldn't get here because we found 2 objects and ID has to be unique, so one of the objects must have a matching name
         elif response['json']['count'] == 0:
-            try:
-                int(name_or_id)
-                # If we got 0 items by name, maybe they gave us an ID, let's try looking it up by ID
-                response = self.head_endpoint("{0}/{1}".format(endpoint, name_or_id), **{'return_none_on_404': True})
-                if response is not None:
-                    return name_or_id
-            except ValueError:
-                # If we got a value error than we didn't have an integer so we can just pass and fall down to the fail
-                pass
-
             self.fail_json(msg="The {0} {1} was not found on the Tower server".format(endpoint, name_or_id))
         else:
-            self.fail_json(msg="Found too many names {0} at endpoint {1} try using an ID instead of a name".format(name_or_id, endpoint))
+            self.fail_json(msg="Found too many names {0} at endpoint {1}, try using an ID instead of a name".format(name_or_id, endpoint))
+
+    def resolve_name_to_id(self, endpoint, name_or_id):
+        return self.get_one_by_name_or_id(endpoint, name_or_id)['id']
 
     def make_request(self, method, endpoint, *args, **kwargs):
         # In case someone is calling us directly; make sure we were given a method, let's not just assume a GET
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_role.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_role.py
index d0d010a0a7..634c3028d0 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_role.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_role.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def main():
 
         resource_name = params.get(param)
         if resource_name:
-            resource = module.get_one(endpoint, **{'data': {name_field: resource_name}})
+            resource = module.get_one_by_name_or_id(module.param_to_endpoint(param), resource_name)
             if not resource:
                 module.fail_json(
                     msg='Failed to update role, {0} not found in {1}'.format(param, endpoint),
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ def main():
                 if response['status_code'] == 204:
                     module.json_output['changed'] = True
                 else:
-                    module.fail_json(msg="Failed to grant role {0}".format(response['json']['detail']))
+                    module.fail_json(msg="Failed to grant role. {0}".format(response['json'].get('detail', response['json'].get('msg', 'unknown'))))
         else:
             for an_id in list(set(existing_associated_ids) & set(new_association_list)):
                 response = module.post_endpoint(association_endpoint, **{'data': {'id': int(an_id), 'disassociate': True}})
                 if response['status_code'] == 204:
                     module.json_output['changed'] = True
                 else:
-                    module.fail_json(msg="Failed to revoke role {0}".format(response['json']['detail']))
+                    module.fail_json(msg="Failed to revoke role. {0}".format(response['json'].get('detail', response['json'].get('msg', 'unknown'))))
 
     module.exit_json(**module.json_output)