diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_common.py b/lib/ansible/module_common.py
index 37d617812a..8beff78d07 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_common.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_common.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ REPLACER_COMPLEX = "\"<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMPLEX_ARGS>>\""
 REPLACER_WINDOWS = "# POWERSHELL_COMMON"
 REPLACER_VERSION = "\"<<ANSIBLE_VERSION>>\""
 
-
 class ModuleReplacer(object):
 
     """
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/rax.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/rax.py
index 3eada0268e..db8b6c4f3a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/rax.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/rax.py
@@ -170,6 +170,29 @@ def rax_find_server(module, rax_module, server):
     return server
 
 
+def rax_find_loadbalancer(module, rax_module, loadbalancer):
+    clb = rax_module.cloud_loadbalancers
+    try:
+        UUID(loadbalancer)
+        found = clb.get(loadbalancer)
+    except:
+        for lb in clb.list():
+            if loadbalancer == lb.name:
+                found.append(lb)
+
+        if not found:
+            module.fail_json(msg='No loadbalancer was matched')
+
+        if len(found) > 1:
+            module.fail_json(msg='Multiple loadbalancers matched')
+
+        # We made it this far, grab the first and hopefully only item
+        # in the list
+        found = found[0]
+
+    return found
+
+
 def rax_argument_spec():
     return dict(
         api_key=dict(type='str', aliases=['password'], no_log=True),
diff --git a/library/cloud/rax b/library/cloud/rax
index 35156a01db..d7db2c63d7 100644
--- a/library/cloud/rax
+++ b/library/cloud/rax
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def create(module, names=[], flavor=None, image=None, meta={}, key_name=None,
         except Exception, e:
             module.fail_json(msg='Failed to load %s' % user_data)
 
-     # Handle the file contents
+    # Handle the file contents
     for rpath in files.keys():
         lpath = os.path.expanduser(files[rpath])
         try:
@@ -707,5 +707,5 @@ def main():
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 from ansible.module_utils.rax import *
 
-### invoke the module
+# invoke the module
 main()
diff --git a/library/cloud/rax_dns_record b/library/cloud/rax_dns_record
index 05c7a8fc05..561758f4fd 100644
--- a/library/cloud/rax_dns_record
+++ b/library/cloud/rax_dns_record
@@ -120,43 +120,23 @@ except ImportError:
     HAS_PYRAX = False
 
 
-def rax_dns_record(module, data=None, comment=None, loadbalancer=None,
-                   name=None, server=None, state='present', ttl=7200):
+def rax_dns_record_ptr(module, data=None, comment=None, loadbalancer=None,
+                       name=None, server=None, state='present', ttl=7200):
     changed = False
     results = []
 
-    cs = pyrax.cloudservers
-    clb = pyrax.cloud_loadbalancers
     dns = pyrax.cloud_dns
 
-    if not cs or not clb or not dns:
+    if not dns:
         module.fail_json(msg='Failed to instantiate client. This '
                              'typically indicates an invalid region or an '
                              'incorrectly capitalized region name.')
 
     if loadbalancer:
-        try:
-            UUID(loadbalancer)
-            found = [clb.get(loadbalancer)]
-        except:
-            for lb in clb.list():
-                if loadbalancer == lb.name:
-                    found.append(lb)
-
-        if len(found) != 1:
-            module.fail_json(msg='Could not match a loadbalancer with %s' %
-                                 loadbalancer)
+        item = rax_find_loadbalancer(module, pyrax, loadbalancer)
     elif server:
-        try:
-            UUID(server)
-            found = [cs.servers.get(server)]
-        except:
-            found = cs.servers.list(search_opts=dict(name='^%s$' % server))
-        if len(found) != 1:
-            module.fail_json(msg='Could not match a server with %s' %
-                                 server)
+        item = rax_find_server(module, pyrax, server)
 
-    item = found[0]
     if state == 'present':
         current = dns.list_ptr_records(item)
         for record in current:
@@ -169,10 +149,10 @@ def rax_dns_record(module, data=None, comment=None, loadbalancer=None,
                         module.fail_json(msg='%s' % e.message)
                     record.ttl = ttl
                     record.name = name
-                    results.append(to_dict(record))
+                    results.append(rax_to_dict(record))
                     break
                 else:
-                    results.append(to_dict(record))
+                    results.append(rax_to_dict(record))
                     break
 
         if not results:
@@ -190,7 +170,7 @@ def rax_dns_record(module, data=None, comment=None, loadbalancer=None,
         current = dns.list_ptr_records(item)
         for record in current:
             if record.data == data:
-                results.append(to_dict(record))
+                results.append(rax_to_dict(record))
                 break
 
         if results: