diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/68-fix-query-id-check.yml b/changelogs/fragments/68-fix-query-id-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5abb53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/68-fix-query-id-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "query - fix query function check for ``.id`` vs. ``id`` arguments to not conflict with routeros arguments like ``identity`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.routeros/pull/68, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.routeros/issues/67)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/api.py b/plugins/modules/api.py
index cdfac7d..d319fac 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/api.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/api.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ options:
     type: str
   query:
     description:
-      - Query given path for selected query attributes from RouterOS aip and return '.id'.
+      - Query given path for selected query attributes from RouterOS aip.
       - WHERE is key word which extend query. WHERE format is key operator value - with spaces.
       - WHERE valid operators are C(==), C(!=), C(>), C(<).
       - Example path C(ip address) and query C(.id address) will return only C(.id) and C(address) for all items in C(ip address) path.
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class ROS_api_module:
     def api_query(self):
         keys = {}
         for k in self.query:
-            if 'id' in k and k != ".id":
+            if k == 'id':
                 self.errors("'%s' must be '.id'" % k)
             keys[k] = Key(k)
         try: