diff --git a/library/network/get_url b/library/network/get_url
index 8f0ccb1686d..74cc5479f4a 100644
--- a/library/network/get_url
+++ b/library/network/get_url
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ def main():
 
     argument_spec = url_argument_spec()
     argument_spec.update(
+        url = dict(required=True),
         dest = dict(required=True),
         sha256sum = dict(default=''),
     )