diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/282-acme_challenge_cert_helper-error.yml b/changelogs/fragments/282-acme_challenge_cert_helper-error.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40de4120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/282-acme_challenge_cert_helper-error.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "acme_challenge_cert_helper - only return exception when cryptography is not installed, not when a too old version of it is installed. This prevents Ansible's callback to crash (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/281)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/acme_challenge_cert_helper.py b/plugins/modules/acme_challenge_cert_helper.py
index 5db1b17d..93b765eb 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/acme_challenge_cert_helper.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/acme_challenge_cert_helper.py
@@ -202,7 +202,10 @@ def main():
         ),
     )
     if not HAS_CRYPTOGRAPHY:
-        module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib('cryptography >= 1.3'), exception=CRYPTOGRAPHY_IMP_ERR)
+        # Some callbacks die when exception is provided with value None
+        if CRYPTOGRAPHY_IMP_ERR:
+            module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib('cryptography >= 1.3'), exception=CRYPTOGRAPHY_IMP_ERR)
+        module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib('cryptography >= 1.3'))
 
     try:
         # Get parameters