diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/refactoring.yml b/changelogs/fragments/refactoring.yml
index 729c991b..5554127b 100644
--- a/changelogs/fragments/refactoring.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/refactoring.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 minor_changes:
-  - "Various code refactorings (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/905, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/909, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/911, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/913)."
+  - "Various code refactorings (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/905,
+     https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/909,
+     https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/911,
+     https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/913,
+     https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/914)."
   - "Remove various no longer needed abstraction layers for multiple backends (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/912)."
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/_acme/acme.py b/plugins/module_utils/_acme/acme.py
index cc10aecd..acc2cfca 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/_acme/acme.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/_acme/acme.py
@@ -146,7 +146,15 @@ class ACMEDirectory:
         self.directory_root = module.params["acme_directory"]
         self.version = module.params["acme_version"]
 
-        self.directory, dummy = client.get_request(self.directory_root, get_only=True)
+        directory, info = client.get_request(self.directory_root, get_only=True)
+        if not isinstance(directory, dict):
+            raise ACMEProtocolException(
+                module=module,
+                msg=f"ACME directory is not a dictionary, but {type(directory)}",
+                info=info,
+                content_json=directory,
+            )
+        self.directory = directory
 
         self.request_timeout = module.params["request_timeout"]
 
@@ -373,7 +381,7 @@ class ACMEClient:
         fail_on_error: bool = True,
         error_msg: str | None = None,
         expected_status_codes: t.Iterable[int] | None = None,
-    ) -> tuple[dict[str, t.Any] | bytes, dict[str, t.Any]]: ...
+    ) -> tuple[object | bytes, dict[str, t.Any]]: ...
 
     @t.overload
     def send_signed_request(
@@ -388,7 +396,7 @@ class ACMEClient:
         fail_on_error: bool = True,
         error_msg: str | None = None,
         expected_status_codes: t.Iterable[int] | None = None,
-    ) -> tuple[dict[str, t.Any] | bytes, dict[str, t.Any]]: ...
+    ) -> tuple[object | bytes, dict[str, t.Any]]: ...
 
     @t.overload
     def send_signed_request(
@@ -432,7 +440,7 @@ class ACMEClient:
         fail_on_error: bool = True,
         error_msg: str | None = None,
         expected_status_codes: t.Iterable[int] | None = None,
-    ) -> tuple[dict[str, t.Any] | bytes, dict[str, t.Any]]:
+    ) -> tuple[object | bytes, dict[str, t.Any]]:
         """
         Sends a JWS signed HTTP POST request to the ACME server and returns
         the response as dictionary (if parse_json_result is True) or in raw form
@@ -483,7 +491,7 @@ class ACMEClient:
                 failed_tries += 1
                 continue
             _assert_fetch_url_success(module=self.module, response=resp, info=info)
-            result = {}
+            result: object | bytes = {}
 
             try:
                 # In Python 2, reading from a closed response yields a TypeError.
@@ -504,13 +512,12 @@ class ACMEClient:
                         self._log("parsed result", data=decoded_result)
                         # In case of badNonce error, try again (up to 5 times)
                         # (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555#section-6.7)
-                        if all(
-                            (
-                                400 <= info["status"] < 600,
-                                decoded_result.get("type")
-                                == "urn:ietf:params:acme:error:badNonce",
-                                failed_tries <= 5,
-                            )
+                        if (
+                            400 <= info["status"] < 600
+                            and failed_tries <= 5
+                            and isinstance(decoded_result, dict)
+                            and decoded_result.get("type")
+                            == "urn:ietf:params:acme:error:badNonce"
                         ):
                             failed_tries += 1
                             continue
@@ -548,7 +555,7 @@ class ACMEClient:
         fail_on_error: bool = True,
         error_msg: str | None = None,
         expected_status_codes: t.Iterable[int] | None = None,
-    ) -> tuple[dict[str, t.Any], dict[str, t.Any]]: ...
+    ) -> tuple[object, dict[str, t.Any]]: ...
 
     @t.overload
     def get_request(
@@ -573,7 +580,7 @@ class ACMEClient:
         fail_on_error: bool = True,
         error_msg: str | None = None,
         expected_status_codes: t.Iterable[int] | None = None,
-    ) -> tuple[dict[str, t.Any] | bytes, dict[str, t.Any]]:
+    ) -> tuple[object | bytes, dict[str, t.Any]]:
         """
         Perform a GET-like request. Will try POST-as-GET for ACMEv2, with fallback
         to GET if server replies with a status code of 405.
@@ -623,7 +630,7 @@ class ACMEClient:
 
         # Process result
         parsed_json_result = False
-        result: dict[str, t.Any] | bytes
+        result: object | bytes
         if parse_json_result:
             result = {}
             if content:
@@ -681,6 +688,13 @@ class ACMEClient:
         data, info = self.get_request(
             url, parse_json_result=True, fail_on_error=True, get_only=True
         )
+        if not isinstance(data, dict):
+            raise ACMEProtocolException(
+                module=self.module,
+                msg="Unexpected renewal information",
+                info=info,
+                content_json=data,
+            )
 
         # Include Retry-After header if asked for
         if include_retry_after and "retry-after" in info:
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/_acme/challenges.py b/plugins/module_utils/_acme/challenges.py
index 67fe0702..f6306ebd 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/_acme/challenges.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/_acme/challenges.py
@@ -258,7 +258,14 @@ class Authorization:
         return self.data.copy()
 
     def refresh(self, *, client: ACMEClient) -> bool:
-        result, dummy = client.get_request(self.url)
+        result, info = client.get_request(self.url)
+        if not isinstance(result, dict):
+            raise ACMEProtocolException(
+                module=client.module,
+                msg="Unexpected authorization data",
+                info=info,
+                content_json=result,
+            )
         changed = self.data != result
         self._setup(client=client, data=result)
         return changed
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/_acme/errors.py b/plugins/module_utils/_acme/errors.py
index bff4ef31..185db98f 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/_acme/errors.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/_acme/errors.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class ACMEProtocolException(ModuleFailException):
         info: dict[str, t.Any] | None = None,
         response=None,
         content: bytes | None = None,
-        content_json: dict[str, t.Any] | bytes | None = None,
+        content_json: object | bytes | None = None,
         extras: dict[str, t.Any] | None = None,
     ):
         # Try to get hold of content, if response is given and content is not provided
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ class ACMEProtocolException(ModuleFailException):
         # Try to get hold of JSON decoded content, when content is given and JSON not provided
         if content_json_json is None and content is not None and module is not None:
             try:
-                content_json_json = module.from_json(to_text(content))
+                cjj = module.from_json(to_text(content))
+                if isinstance(cjj, dict):
+                    content_json_json = cjj
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/_acme/orders.py b/plugins/module_utils/_acme/orders.py
index 95990ab4..9c10edb5 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/_acme/orders.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/_acme/orders.py
@@ -173,7 +173,14 @@ class Order:
                 raise
 
     def refresh(self, *, client: ACMEClient) -> bool:
-        result, dummy = client.get_request(self.url)
+        result, info = client.get_request(self.url)
+        if not isinstance(result, dict):
+            raise ACMEProtocolException(
+                module=client.module,
+                msg="Unexpected authorization data",
+                info=info,
+                content_json=result,
+            )
         changed = self.data != result
         self._setup(client=client, data=result)
         return changed
diff --git a/plugins/modules/acme_account_info.py b/plugins/modules/acme_account_info.py
index 96ad8265..3390c1e8 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/acme_account_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/acme_account_info.py
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils._acme.acme import
     create_default_argspec,
 )
 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils._acme.errors import (
+    ACMEProtocolException,
     ModuleFailException,
 )
 from ansible_collections.community.crypto.plugins.module_utils._acme.utils import (
@@ -239,6 +240,13 @@ def get_orders_list(
         res, info = client.get_request(
             next_orders_url, parse_json_result=True, fail_on_error=True
         )
+        if not isinstance(res, dict):
+            raise ACMEProtocolException(
+                module=module,
+                msg="Unexpected account information",
+                info=info,
+                content_json=res,
+            )
         if not res.get("orders"):
             if orders:
                 module.warn(
@@ -267,7 +275,17 @@ def get_order(client: ACMEClient, order_url: str) -> dict[str, t.Any]:
     """
     Retrieve order data.
     """
-    return client.get_request(order_url, parse_json_result=True, fail_on_error=True)[0]
+    result, info = client.get_request(
+        order_url, parse_json_result=True, fail_on_error=True
+    )
+    if not isinstance(result, dict):
+        raise ACMEProtocolException(
+            module=client.module,
+            msg="Unexpected order data",
+            info=info,
+            content_json=result,
+        )
+    return result
 
 
 def main() -> t.NoReturn: