diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11717-fix-error-dnsttl.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11717-fix-error-dnsttl.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b564c6f5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11717-fix-error-dnsttl.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - ipa_dnsrecord - fix errors when module is used with existing record with default TTL (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11717).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipa_dnsrecord.py b/plugins/modules/ipa_dnsrecord.py
index e6c8fd2dd5..1cc0ac6ad9 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipa_dnsrecord.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipa_dnsrecord.py
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ class DNSRecordIPAClient(IPAClient):
         else:
             method = "dnsrecord_find"
         result = self._post_json(method=method, name=zone_name, item={"idnsname": record_name, "all": True})
-        result["dnsttl"] = [int(v) for v in result["dnsttl"]]
+        if "dnsttl" in result:
+            result["dnsttl"] = [int(v) for v in result["dnsttl"]]
         return result
 
     def dnsrecord_add(self, zone_name=None, record_name=None, details=None):