diff --git a/plugins/modules/hcloud_load_balancer.py b/plugins/modules/hcloud_load_balancer.py
index 521162c..33a1b66 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/hcloud_load_balancer.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/hcloud_load_balancer.py
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ class AnsibleHcloudLoadBalancer(Hcloud):
                 self._mark_as_changed()
 
             delete_protection = self.module.params.get("delete_protection")
-            if delete_protection is not None and delete_protection != self.hcloud_network.protection["delete"]:
+            if delete_protection is not None and delete_protection != self.hcloud_load_balancer.protection["delete"]:
                 if not self.module.check_mode:
-                    self.hcloud_network.change_protection(delete=delete_protection).wait_until_finished()
+                    self.hcloud_load_balancer.change_protection(delete=delete_protection).wait_until_finished()
                 self._mark_as_changed()
             self._get_load_balancer()
         except APIException as e:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/tasks/main.yml
index 283adf5..46ce15e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/hcloud_load_balancer/tasks/main.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
     that:
       - result_after_test is changed
       - result_after_test.hcloud_load_balancer.delete_protection is sameas true
-      - result_after_test.hcloud_load_balancer.rebuild_protection is sameas true
 
 - name: test Load Balancer without protection set to be idempotent
   hcloud_load_balancer:
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@
     that:
       - result_after_test is not changed
       - result_after_test.hcloud_load_balancer.delete_protection is sameas true
-      - result_after_test.hcloud_load_balancer.rebuild_protection is sameas true
 
 - name: test delete Load Balancer fails if it is protected
   hcloud_load_balancer: