diff --git a/plugins/modules/zabbix_item.py b/plugins/modules/zabbix_item.py
index 871384cbc..8684b5709 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/zabbix_item.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/zabbix_item.py
@@ -426,12 +426,12 @@ def sanitize_params(self, name, params):
                 self._module.fail_json(msg="Status must be 'enabled' or 'disabled', got %s" % status)
         if 'master_item' in params:
             if 'host_name' not in params['master_item']:
-              params['master_item']['host_name'] = None
+                params['master_item']['host_name'] = None
             if 'template_name' not in params['master_item']:
-              params['master_item']['template_name'] = None
+                params['master_item']['template_name'] = None
             master_items = self.get_items(params['master_item']['item_name'], params['master_item']['host_name'], params['master_item']['template_name'])
             if len(master_items) == 0:
-              self._module.fail_json(msg="No items with the name %s exist to depend on" % params['master_item']['item_name'])
+                self._module.fail_json(msg="No items with the name %s exist to depend on" % params['master_item']['item_name'])
             params['master_itemid'] = master_items[0]['itemid']
             params.pop('master_item')
         if 'preprocessing' in params:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/zabbix_itemprototype.py b/plugins/modules/zabbix_itemprototype.py
index 5320f5db7..7f5616320 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/zabbix_itemprototype.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/zabbix_itemprototype.py
@@ -453,12 +453,13 @@ def sanitize_params(self, name, discoveryrule_name, params, host_name=None, temp
             params.pop('enabled')
         if 'master_item' in params:
             if 'host_name' not in params['master_item']:
-              params['master_item']['host_name'] = None
+                params['master_item']['host_name'] = None
             if 'template_name' not in params['master_item']:
-              params['master_item']['template_name'] = None
-            master_items = self.get_itemprototypes(params['master_item']['item_name'], params['master_item']['discoveryrule_name'], params['master_item']['host_name'], params['master_item']['template_name'])
+                params['master_item']['template_name'] = None
+            master_items = self.get_itemprototypes(params['master_item']['item_name'], params['master_item']['discoveryrule_name'],
+                                                   params['master_item']['host_name'], params['master_item']['template_name'])
             if len(master_items) == 0:
-              self._module.fail_json(msg="No items with the name %s exist to depend on" % params['master_item']['item_name'])
+                self._module.fail_json(msg="No items with the name %s exist to depend on" % params['master_item']['item_name'])
             params['master_itemid'] = master_items[0]['itemid']
             params.pop('master_item')
         if 'preprocessing' in params: