diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/api.py b/plugins/module_utils/api.py
index 9a325ad6..41924dcb 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/api.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/api.py
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ def run(self, ib_obj_type, ib_spec):
                         # Handle use_for_ea_inheritance flag changes for IPv4addr in a host record
                         # Fetch the updated reference of host to avoid drift.
                         host_ref = self.connector.get_object(obj_type=str(res), return_fields=['ipv4addrs'])
-                        if host_ref:
+                        if host_ref and 'ipv4addrs' in host_ref:
                             # Create a dictionary for quick lookups
                             ref_dict = {obj['ipv4addr']: obj['_ref'] for obj in host_ref['ipv4addrs']}
                             sorted_ipv4addrs = sorted(proposed_object['ipv4addrs'], key=lambda x: x.get('use_for_ea_inheritance', False))
@@ -655,6 +655,8 @@ def issubset(self, item, objects):
                 # Normalize MAC address for comparison
                 if 'mac' in item:
                     item['mac'] = item['mac'].replace('-', ':').lower()
+                elif 'duid' in item:
+                    item['duid'] = item['duid'].replace('-', ':').lower()
                 if all(entry in obj.items() for entry in item.items()):
                     return True
             else:
@@ -864,8 +866,7 @@ def get_object_ref(self, module, ib_obj_type, obj_filter, ib_spec):
                     'ipv4addrs.nextserver', 'ipv4addrs.use_nextserver', 'ipv4addrs.use_for_ea_inheritance'
                 ]
                 ipv6addrs_return = [
-                    'ipv6addrs.ipv6addr', 'ipv6addrs.duid', 'ipv6addrs.configure_for_dhcp', 'ipv6addrs.host',
-                    'ipv6addrs.use_nextserver', 'ipv6addrs.nextserver'
+                    'ipv6addrs.ipv6addr', 'ipv6addrs.duid', 'ipv6addrs.configure_for_dhcp', 'ipv6addrs.host'
                 ]
                 return_fields.extend(ipv4addrs_return)
                 return_fields.extend(ipv6addrs_return)
diff --git a/plugins/modules/nios_host_record.py b/plugins/modules/nios_host_record.py
index a5ae78cf..d633ec7b 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/nios_host_record.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/nios_host_record.py
@@ -151,17 +151,19 @@
       configure_for_dhcp:
         description:
           - Configure the host_record over DHCP instead of DNS, if user
-            changes it to true, user need to mention MAC address to configure.
+            changes it to true, user need to mention DUID address to configure.
         type: bool
         required: false
-      mac:
+        aliases:
+          - dhcp
+      duid:
         description:
-          - Configures the hardware MAC address for the host record. If user makes
-            DHCP to true, user need to mention MAC address.
+          - Configures the hardware DUID address for the host record. If user makes
+            DHCP to true, user need to mention DUID address.
         type: str
         required: false
         aliases:
-          - mac
+          - duid
   aliases:
     description:
       - Configures an optional list of additional aliases to add to the host
@@ -415,8 +417,8 @@ def main():
 
     ipv6addr_spec = dict(
         ipv6addr=dict(required=True, aliases=['address']),
-        configure_for_dhcp=dict(type='bool', required=False),
-        mac=dict(required=False)
+        configure_for_dhcp=dict(type='bool', required=False, aliases=['dhcp']),
+        duid=dict(required=False)
     )
 
     ib_spec = dict(