diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/6114-memset-add-url-error-handling.yml b/changelogs/fragments/6114-memset-add-url-error-handling.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25dd869d19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/6114-memset-add-url-error-handling.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "memset - fix memset urlerror handling (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6114)."
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/memset.py b/plugins/module_utils/memset.py
index 671a8de308..374b40ff44 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/memset.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/memset.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Response(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self.content = None
         self.status_code = None
+        self.stderr = None
 
     def json(self):
         return json.loads(self.content)
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ def memset_api_call(api_key, api_method, payload=None):
             msg = "Memset API returned a {0} response ({1}, {2})." . format(response.status_code, response.json()['error_type'], response.json()['error'])
         else:
             msg = "Memset API returned an error ({0}, {1})." . format(response.json()['error_type'], response.json()['error'])
+    except urllib_error.URLError as e:
+        has_failed = True
+        msg = "An URLError occured ({0})." . format(type(e))
+        response.stderr = "{0}" . format(e)
 
     if msg is None:
         msg = response.json()
diff --git a/plugins/modules/memset_dns_reload.py b/plugins/modules/memset_dns_reload.py
index c69df6d783..a1168724f5 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/memset_dns_reload.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/memset_dns_reload.py
@@ -139,7 +139,10 @@ def reload_dns(args=None):
         # manifest themselves at this point so we need to ensure the user is
         # informed of the reason.
         retvals['failed'] = has_failed
-        retvals['memset_api'] = response.json()
+        if response.status_code is not None:
+            retvals['memset_api'] = response.json()
+        else:
+            retvals['stderr'] = response.stderr
         retvals['msg'] = msg
         return retvals
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/memset_memstore_info.py b/plugins/modules/memset_memstore_info.py
index 4ee7cfc2a5..5fc9d79e1f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/memset_memstore_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/memset_memstore_info.py
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ def get_facts(args=None):
         # informed of the reason.
         retvals['failed'] = has_failed
         retvals['msg'] = msg
-        retvals['stderr'] = "API returned an error: {0}" . format(response.status_code)
+        if response.status_code is not None:
+            retvals['stderr'] = "API returned an error: {0}" . format(response.status_code)
+        else:
+            retvals['stderr'] = "{0}" . format(response.stderr)
         return retvals
 
     # we don't want to return the same thing twice
diff --git a/plugins/modules/memset_server_info.py b/plugins/modules/memset_server_info.py
index 9023c0f8f0..ecc0375eb1 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/memset_server_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/memset_server_info.py
@@ -259,7 +259,10 @@ def get_facts(args=None):
         # informed of the reason.
         retvals['failed'] = has_failed
         retvals['msg'] = msg
-        retvals['stderr'] = "API returned an error: {0}" . format(response.status_code)
+        if response.status_code is not None:
+            retvals['stderr'] = "API returned an error: {0}" . format(response.status_code)
+        else:
+            retvals['stderr'] = "{0}" . format(response.stderr)
         return retvals
 
     # we don't want to return the same thing twice
diff --git a/plugins/modules/memset_zone.py b/plugins/modules/memset_zone.py
index 738d9e16ba..e17472e395 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/memset_zone.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/memset_zone.py
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ def create_or_delete(args=None):
         retvals['failed'] = _has_failed
         retvals['msg'] = _msg
 
+        if response.stderr is not None:
+            retvals['stderr'] = response.stderr
+
         return retvals
 
     zone_exists, _msg, counter, _zone_id = get_zone_id(zone_name=args['name'], current_zones=response.json())
diff --git a/plugins/modules/memset_zone_domain.py b/plugins/modules/memset_zone_domain.py
index 26276f68a5..172a48be25 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/memset_zone_domain.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/memset_zone_domain.py
@@ -195,7 +195,10 @@ def create_or_delete_domain(args=None):
         # informed of the reason.
         retvals['failed'] = has_failed
         retvals['msg'] = msg
-        retvals['stderr'] = "API returned an error: {0}" . format(response.status_code)
+        if response.status_code is not None:
+            retvals['stderr'] = "API returned an error: {0}" . format(response.status_code)
+        else:
+            retvals['stderr'] = response.stderr
         return retvals
 
     zone_exists, msg, counter, zone_id = get_zone_id(zone_name=args['zone'], current_zones=response.json())
diff --git a/plugins/modules/memset_zone_record.py b/plugins/modules/memset_zone_record.py
index 021ad461d2..4e56a11caf 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/memset_zone_record.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/memset_zone_record.py
@@ -313,7 +313,10 @@ def create_or_delete(args=None):
         # informed of the reason.
         retvals['failed'] = _has_failed
         retvals['msg'] = msg
-        retvals['stderr'] = "API returned an error: {0}" . format(response.status_code)
+        if response.status_code is not None:
+            retvals['stderr'] = "API returned an error: {0}" . format(response.status_code)
+        else:
+            retvals['stderr'] = response.stderr
         return retvals
 
     zone_exists, _msg, counter, zone_id = get_zone_id(zone_name=args['zone'], current_zones=response.json())