diff --git a/plugins/modules/zabbix_discoveryrule.py b/plugins/modules/zabbix_discoveryrule.py
index 74455e13c..725fd43e3 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/zabbix_discoveryrule.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/zabbix_discoveryrule.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
    - Create discoveryrules if they do not exist.
    - Delete existing discoveryrules if they exist.
 author:
-    - "Andrew Lathrop"
+    - "Andrew Lathrop (@aplathrop)"
 requirements:
     - "python >= 2.6"
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
             - Mutually exclusive with I(host_name).
         required: false
         type: str
-params:
+    params:
         description:
             - Parameters to create/update discovery rule with.
             - Required if state is "present".
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                 type: str
             interval:
                 description:
-                    - Update interval of the LLD rule. 
+                    - Update interval of the LLD rule.
                     - Alias for "delay" in API docs
                 required: false
                 type: str
diff --git a/plugins/modules/zabbix_item.py b/plugins/modules/zabbix_item.py
index 742a96d5a..845eac85d 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/zabbix_item.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/zabbix_item.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
    - Create items if they do not exist.
    - Delete existing items if they exist.
 author:
-    - "Andrew Lathrop"
+    - "Andrew Lathrop (@aplathrop)"
 requirements:
     - "python >= 2.6"
 
@@ -511,5 +511,6 @@ def main():
                     changed = True
             module.exit_json(changed=changed, result=results)
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/plugins/modules/zabbix_itemprototype.py b/plugins/modules/zabbix_itemprototype.py
index 0c158b478..66e756ed4 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/zabbix_itemprototype.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/zabbix_itemprototype.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
    - Create item prototypes if they do not exist.
    - Delete existing item prototypes if they exist.
 author:
-    - "Andrew Lathrop"
+    - "Andrew Lathrop (@aplathrop)"
 requirements:
     - "python >= 2.6"
 
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@
             preprocessing:
                 description:
                     - Item preprocessing options.
-                    - Parameters as defined at https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api/reference/itemprototype/object#item-prototype-preprocessing
+                    - Parameters as defined at
+                    - https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/api/reference/itemprototype/object#item-prototype-preprocessing
                     - Additionally supported parameters are below
                 required: false
                 type: list
diff --git a/plugins/modules/zabbix_trigger.py b/plugins/modules/zabbix_trigger.py
index 20c6df8cd..9a84448c6 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/zabbix_trigger.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/zabbix_trigger.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
    - Create triggers if they do not exist.
    - Delete existing triggers if they exist.
 author:
-    - "Andrew Lathrop"
+    - "Andrew Lathrop (@aplathrop)"
 requirements:
     - "python >= 2.6"
 
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
             - list of triggers that this trigger is dependent on
         required: false
         type: list
+        elements: dict
         suboptions:
                 name:
                     description:
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@
                     - OK event generation mode.
                     - Overrides "recovery_mode" in API docs.
                 required: false
-                type: string
+                type: str
                 choices:
                     - expression
                     - recovery_expression
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@
                     - OK event closes.
                     - Overrides "correlation_mode" in API docs.
                 required: false
-                type: string
+                type: str
                 choices: [ "all", "tag" ]
             manual_close:
                 description:
@@ -382,7 +383,7 @@ def main():
         template_name=dict(type='str', required=False),
         params=dict(type='dict', required=False),
         desc=dict(type='str', required=False, aliases=['description']),
-        dependencies=dict(type='list', required=False),
+        dependencies=dict(type='list', elements='dict', required=False),
         state=dict(type='str', default="present", choices=['present', 'absent']),
     ))
     module = AnsibleModule(
diff --git a/plugins/modules/zabbix_triggerprototype.py b/plugins/modules/zabbix_triggerprototype.py
index 18ba8e0c5..410955be9 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/zabbix_triggerprototype.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/zabbix_triggerprototype.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
    - Create triggerprototypes if they do not exist.
    - Delete existing triggerprototypes if they exist.
 author:
-    - "Andrew Lathrop"
+    - "Andrew Lathrop (@aplathrop)"
 requirements:
     - "python >= 2.6"
 
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
             - list of trigger prototypes that this trigger prototype is dependent on
         required: false
         type: list
+        elements: dict
         suboptions:
                 name:
                     description:
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@
                     - OK event generation mode.
                     - Overrides "recovery_mode" in API docs.
                 required: false
-                type: string
+                type: str
                 choices:
                     - expression
                     - recovery_expression
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@
                     - OK event closes.
                     - Overrides "correlation_mode" in API docs.
                 required: false
-                type: string
+                type: str
                 choices: [ "all", "tag" ]
             manual_close:
                 description:
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ def main():
         template_name=dict(type='str', required=False),
         params=dict(type='dict', required=False),
         desc=dict(type='str', required=False, aliases=['description']),
-        dependencies=dict(type='list', required=False),
+        dependencies=dict(type='list', elements='dict', required=False),
         state=dict(type='str', default="present", choices=['present', 'absent']),
     ))
     module = AnsibleModule(