diff --git a/network/nxos/nxos_vrf.py b/network/nxos/nxos_vrf.py
index 491e7067625..47863480d67 100644
--- a/network/nxos/nxos_vrf.py
+++ b/network/nxos/nxos_vrf.py
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ def get_cli_body_ssh_vrf(command, response):
 
 def execute_show(cmds, module, command_type=None):
     try:
-        response = module.execute(cmds,
-            command_type=command_type) if command_type else module.execute(cmds)
+        if command_type:
+            response = module.execute(cmds, command_type=command_type)
+        else:
+            response = module.execute(cmds)
     except ShellError, clie:
         module.fail_json(msg='Error sending {0}'.format(cmds),
                          error=str(clie))