diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/aci/aci.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/aci/aci.py
index e146a7c612f..c05ad7a65c8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/aci/aci.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/aci/aci.py
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ class ACIModule(object):
             self.result['changed'] = True
             self.method = 'POST'
 
-    def exit_json(self):
+    def exit_json(self, **kwargs):
 
         if self.params['output_level'] in ('debug', 'info'):
             self.result['previous'] = self.existing
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ class ACIModule(object):
             self.result['sent'] = self.config
             self.result['proposed'] = self.proposed
 
+        self.result.update(**kwargs)
         self.module.exit_json(**self.result)
 
     def fail_json(self, msg, **kwargs):
@@ -955,6 +956,9 @@ class ACIModule(object):
         if self.error['code'] is not None and self.error['text'] is not None:
             self.result['error'] = self.error
 
+        if self.params['output_level'] in ('debug', 'info'):
+            self.result['previous'] = self.existing
+
         # Return the gory details when we need it
         if self.params['output_level'] == 'debug':
             if self.imdata is not None:
@@ -969,5 +973,9 @@ class ACIModule(object):
                 self.result['status'] = self.status
                 self.result['url'] = self.url
 
+        if self.params['output_level'] in ('debug', 'info'):
+            self.result['sent'] = self.config
+            self.result['proposed'] = self.proposed
+
         self.result.update(**kwargs)
         self.module.fail_json(msg=msg, **self.result)