diff --git a/plugins/inventory/hcloud.py b/plugins/inventory/hcloud.py
index 147ebc6..3bcddfb 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/hcloud.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/hcloud.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 from ansible.plugins.inventory import BaseInventoryPlugin, Cacheable, Constructable
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
 
-from ..module_utils.hcloud import HAS_DATEUTIL, HAS_REQUESTS
+from ..module_utils.client import HAS_DATEUTIL, HAS_REQUESTS
 from ..module_utils.vendor import hcloud
 from ..module_utils.vendor.hcloud.servers import Server
 from ..module_utils.version import version
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/client.py b/plugins/module_utils/client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2178d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Copyright: (c) 2023, Hetzner Cloud GmbH <info@hetzner-cloud.de>
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib
+
+from .vendor.hcloud import APIException, Client
+
+HAS_REQUESTS = True
+HAS_DATEUTIL = True
+
+try:
+    import requests  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_REQUESTS = False
+
+try:
+    import dateutil  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_DATEUTIL = False
+
+
+class ClientException(Exception):
+    """An error related to the client occurred."""
+
+
+def client_check_required_lib():
+    if not HAS_REQUESTS:
+        raise ClientException(missing_required_lib("requests"))
+    if not HAS_DATEUTIL:
+        raise ClientException(missing_required_lib("python-dateutil"))
+
+
+def _client_resource_not_found(resource: str, param: str | int):
+    return ClientException(f"resource ({resource.rstrip('s')}) does not exist: {param}")
+
+
+def client_get_by_name_or_id(client: Client, resource: str, param: str | int):
+    """
+    Get a resource by name, and if not found by its ID.
+
+    :param client: Client to use to make the call
+    :param resource: Name of the resource client that implements both `get_by_name` and `get_by_id` methods
+    :param param: Name or ID of the resource to query
+    """
+    resource_client = getattr(client, resource)
+
+    result = resource_client.get_by_name(param)
+    if result is not None:
+        return result
+
+    # If the param is not a valid ID, prevent an unnecessary call to the API.
+    try:
+        int(param)
+    except ValueError as exception:
+        raise _client_resource_not_found(resource, param) from exception
+
+    try:
+        return resource_client.get_by_id(param)
+    except APIException as exception:
+        if exception.code == "not_found":
+            raise _client_resource_not_found(resource, param) from exception
+        raise exception
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/hcloud.py b/plugins/module_utils/hcloud.py
index c83a6c6..3dc4f0a 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/hcloud.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/hcloud.py
@@ -8,30 +8,14 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import traceback
 from typing import Any
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import (
-    AnsibleModule as AnsibleModuleBase,
-    env_fallback,
-    missing_required_lib,
-)
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule as AnsibleModuleBase, env_fallback
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 
-from ..module_utils.vendor.hcloud import APIException, Client, HCloudException
-from ..module_utils.vendor.hcloud.actions import ActionException
+from .client import ClientException, client_check_required_lib, client_get_by_name_or_id
+from .vendor.hcloud import APIException, Client, HCloudException
+from .vendor.hcloud.actions import ActionException
 from .version import version
 
-HAS_REQUESTS = True
-HAS_DATEUTIL = True
-
-try:
-    import requests  # pylint: disable=unused-import
-except ImportError:
-    HAS_REQUESTS = False
-
-try:
-    import dateutil  # pylint: disable=unused-import
-except ImportError:
-    HAS_DATEUTIL = False
-
 
 # Provide typing definitions to the AnsibleModule class
 class AnsibleModule(AnsibleModuleBase):
@@ -49,10 +33,12 @@ class AnsibleHCloud:
 
         self.module = module
         self.result = {"changed": False, self.represent: None}
-        if not HAS_REQUESTS:
-            module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib("requests"))
-        if not HAS_DATEUTIL:
-            module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib("python-dateutil"))
+
+        try:
+            client_check_required_lib()
+        except ClientException as exception:
+            module.fail_json(msg=to_native(exception))
+
         self._build_client()
 
     def fail_json_hcloud(
@@ -100,19 +86,10 @@ class AnsibleHCloud:
         :param resource: Name of the resource client that implements both `get_by_name` and `get_by_id` methods
         :param param: Name or ID of the resource to query
         """
-        resource_client = getattr(self.client, resource)
-
-        result = resource_client.get_by_name(param)
-        if result is not None:
-            return result
-
-        # If the param is not a valid ID, prevent an unnecessary call to the API.
         try:
-            int(param)
-        except ValueError:
-            self.module.fail_json(msg=f"resource ({resource.rstrip('s')}) does not exist: {param}")
-
-        return resource_client.get_by_id(param)
+            return client_get_by_name_or_id(self.client, resource, param)
+        except ClientException as exception:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg=to_native(exception))
 
     def _mark_as_changed(self) -> None:
         self.result["changed"] = True