diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
index f6760681cc..70d4acc81e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/cloudstack.py
@@ -157,7 +157,17 @@ class AnsibleCloudStack(object):
                 continue
 
             if key in current_dict:
-                if isinstance(current_dict[key], (int, long, float, complex)):
+                if isinstance(value, (int, float, long, complex)):
+                    # ensure we compare the same type
+                    if isinstance(value, int):
+                        current_dict[key] = int(current_dict[key])
+                    elif isinstance(value, float):
+                        current_dict[key] = float(current_dict[key])
+                    elif isinstance(value, long):
+                        current_dict[key] = long(current_dict[key])
+                    elif isinstance(value, complex):
+                        current_dict[key] = complex(current_dict[key])
+
                     if value != current_dict[key]:
                         return True
                 else: