diff --git a/playbooks/delete_dtc_monitor_sip.yaml b/playbooks/delete_dtc_monitor_sip.yaml
index 10cc49dd..1fbc0e29 100644
--- a/playbooks/delete_dtc_monitor_sip.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/delete_dtc_monitor_sip.yaml
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
     - name: Delete Nios DTC SIP monitor Test
       infoblox.nios_modules.nios_dtc_monitor_sip:
         name: sip_monitor
+        port: 8080
         state: absent
         provider: "{{ nios_provider }}"
diff --git a/plugins/modules/nios_dtc_monitor_tcp.py b/plugins/modules/nios_dtc_monitor_tcp.py
index 7708baea..e812f13c 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/nios_dtc_monitor_tcp.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/nios_dtc_monitor_tcp.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 - name: Add a comment to an existing DTC TCP monitor
   infoblox.nios_modules.nios_dtc_monitor_tcp:
     name: tcp_monitor
+    port: 8080
     comment: this is a test comment
     state: present
     provider:
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@
 - name: Remove a DTC TCP monitor from the system
   infoblox.nios_modules.nios_dtc_monitor_tcp:
     name: tcp_monitor
+    port: 8080
     state: absent
     provider:
       host: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"