diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/script.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/script.py
index 5b0f324dfcf..f1ff2703efa 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/script.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/script.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
         if tmp and "tmp" in tmp and not C.DEFAULT_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES:
             self._remove_tmp_path(tmp)
 
+        result['stdout'] = self._strip_success_message(result.get('stdout', ''))
         result['changed'] = True
 
         return result