diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog_monitor.py b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog_monitor.py
index 3ae7c7b5b4..6de170f943 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog_monitor.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/datadog_monitor.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def _get_monitor(module):
     else:
         monitors = api.Monitor.get_all()
         for monitor in monitors:
-            if monitor['name'] == module.params['name']:
+            if monitor['name'] == _fix_template_vars(module.params['name']):
                 return monitor
     return {}
 
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ def _get_monitor(module):
 def _post_monitor(module, options):
     try:
         kwargs = dict(type=module.params['type'], query=module.params['query'],
-                      name=module.params['name'], message=_fix_template_vars(module.params['message']),
+                      name=_fix_template_vars(module.params['name']),
+                      message=_fix_template_vars(module.params['message']),
+                      escalation_message=_fix_template_vars(module.params['escalation_message']),
                       options=options)
         if module.params['tags'] is not None:
             kwargs['tags'] = module.params['tags']
@@ -251,7 +253,9 @@ def _equal_dicts(a, b, ignore_keys):
 def _update_monitor(module, monitor, options):
     try:
         kwargs = dict(id=monitor['id'], query=module.params['query'],
-                      name=module.params['name'], message=_fix_template_vars(module.params['message']),
+                      name=_fix_template_vars(module.params['name']),
+                      message=_fix_template_vars(module.params['message']),
+                      escalation_message=_fix_template_vars(module.params['escalation_message']),
                       options=options)
         if module.params['tags'] is not None:
             kwargs['tags'] = module.params['tags']