diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/229-handle-host-rename-without-dns.yml b/changelogs/fragments/229-handle-host-rename-without-dns.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf540a20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/229-handle-host-rename-without-dns.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - nios_host_record - rename logic included DNS view in filter critera, even when DNS had been bypassed. Omits DNS view from filter critera when renaming a host object and DNS is bypassed. (https://github.com/infobloxopen/infoblox-ansible/issues/230)
+...
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/api.py b/plugins/module_utils/api.py
index 51d47d33..9e8ff037 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/api.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/api.py
@@ -695,7 +695,11 @@ def get_object_ref(self, module, ib_obj_type, obj_filter, ib_spec):
 
             if old_name and new_name:
                 if (ib_obj_type == NIOS_HOST_RECORD):
-                    test_obj_filter = dict([('name', old_name), ('view', obj_filter['view'])])
+                    # to check only by old_name if dns bypassing is set
+                    if not obj_filter['configure_for_dns']:
+                        test_obj_filter = dict([('name', old_name)])
+                    else:
+                        test_obj_filter = dict([('name', old_name), ('view', obj_filter['view'])])
                 # if there are multiple records with same name and different ip
                 elif (ib_obj_type == NIOS_A_RECORD):
                     test_obj_filter = dict([('name', old_name), ('ipv4addr', obj_filter['ipv4addr'])])