diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ovs/openvswitch_db.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ovs/openvswitch_db.py
index a13486126a..bbb8f58242 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ovs/openvswitch_db.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ovs/openvswitch_db.py
@@ -120,15 +120,14 @@ def map_obj_to_commands(want, have, module):
                                   "%(col)s"
             commands.append(templatized_command % module.params)
     else:
+        if want == have:
+            # Nothing to commit
+            return commands
         if module.params['key'] is None:
             templatized_command = "%(ovs-vsctl)s -t %(timeout)s set %(table)s %(record)s " \
                                   "%(col)s=%(value)s"
             commands.append(templatized_command % module.params)
-        elif 'key' not in have.keys():
-            templatized_command = "%(ovs-vsctl)s -t %(timeout)s add %(table)s %(record)s " \
-                                  "%(col)s %(key)s=%(value)s"
-            commands.append(templatized_command % module.params)
-        elif want['value'] != have['value']:
+        else:
             templatized_command = "%(ovs-vsctl)s -t %(timeout)s set %(table)s %(record)s " \
                                   "%(col)s:%(key)s=%(value)s"
             commands.append(templatized_command % module.params)
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ def map_config_to_obj(module):
             obj['key'] = module.params['key']
             obj['value'] = col_value_to_dict[module.params['key']]
     else:
-            obj['value'] = col_value.strip()
+            obj['value'] = str(col_value.strip())
 
     return obj
 
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ def main():
         'record': {'required': True},
         'col': {'required': True},
         'key': {'required': False},
-        'value': {'required': True},
+        'value': {'required': True, 'type': 'str'},
         'timeout': {'default': 5, 'type': 'int'},
     }
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/openvswitch_db/tests/basic.yaml b/test/integration/targets/openvswitch_db/tests/basic.yaml
index 1f44e59fb7..5bfae85222 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/openvswitch_db/tests/basic.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/openvswitch_db/tests/basic.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@
     table: Bridge
     record: br-test
     col: stp_enable
-    value: true
+    value: 'true'
+  become: yes
   register: result
 
 - assert:
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@
     table: Bridge
     record: br-test
     col: stp_enable
-    value: true
+    value: 'true'
+  become: yes
   register: result
 
 - assert:
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@
     record: br-test
     col: other_config
     value: true
+  become: yes
   register: result
 
 - assert:
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/ovs/test_openvswitch_db.py b/test/units/modules/network/ovs/test_openvswitch_db.py
index 88efe1e7a3..87a883b89e 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/ovs/test_openvswitch_db.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/ovs/test_openvswitch_db.py
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ class TestOpenVSwitchDBModule(TestOpenVSwitchModule):
                              value='True'))
         self.execute_module(
             changed=True,
-            commands=['/usr/bin/ovs-vsctl -t 5 add Bridge test-br other_config'
-                      ' disable-in-band=True'],
+            commands=['/usr/bin/ovs-vsctl -t 5 set Bridge test-br other_config'
+                      ':disable-in-band=True'],
             test_name='test_openvswitch_db_present_adds_key')
 
     def test_openvswitch_db_present_updates_key(self):