diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
index 4e5e959591c..07332dab260 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ def url_argument_spec():
 
 def fetch_url(module, url, data=None, headers=None, method=None,
               use_proxy=True, force=False, last_mod_time=None, timeout=10,
-              use_gssapi=False, unix_socket=None, ca_path=None):
+              use_gssapi=False, unix_socket=None, ca_path=None, cookies=None):
     """Sends a request via HTTP(S) or FTP (needs the module as parameter)
 
     :arg module: The AnsibleModule (used to get username, password etc. (s.b.).
@@ -1479,7 +1479,8 @@ def fetch_url(module, url, data=None, headers=None, method=None,
     client_cert = module.params.get('client_cert')
     client_key = module.params.get('client_key')
 
-    cookies = cookiejar.LWPCookieJar()
+    if not isinstance(cookies, cookiejar.CookieJar):
+        cookies = cookiejar.LWPCookieJar()
 
     r = None
     info = dict(url=url, status=-1)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_plugin.py b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_plugin.py
index 7aa553d7a11..0d3400dfea5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_plugin.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_plugin.py
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ state:
 '''
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, to_bytes
+from ansible.module_utils.six.moves import http_cookiejar as cookiejar
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves.urllib.parse import urlencode
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url, url_argument_spec
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native, text_type, binary_type
@@ -287,8 +288,11 @@ class JenkinsPlugin(object):
 
         # Crumb
         self.crumb = {}
+        # Cookie jar for crumb session
+        self.cookies = None
 
         if self._csrf_enabled():
+            self.cookies = cookiejar.LWPCookieJar()
             self.crumb = self._get_crumb()
 
         # Get list of installed plugins
@@ -332,7 +336,8 @@ class JenkinsPlugin(object):
         # Get the URL data
         try:
             response, info = fetch_url(
-                self.module, url, timeout=self.timeout, **kwargs)
+                self.module, url, timeout=self.timeout, cookies=self.cookies,
+                headers=self.crumb, **kwargs)
 
             if info['status'] != 200:
                 self.module.fail_json(msg=msg_status, details=info['msg'])
@@ -405,7 +410,6 @@ class JenkinsPlugin(object):
                 script_data = {
                     'script': install_script
                 }
-                script_data.update(self.crumb)
                 data = urlencode(script_data)
 
                 # Send the installation request
@@ -691,14 +695,12 @@ class JenkinsPlugin(object):
     def _pm_query(self, action, msg):
         url = "%s/pluginManager/plugin/%s/%s" % (
             self.params['url'], self.params['name'], action)
-        data = urlencode(self.crumb)
 
         # Send the request
         self._get_url_data(
             url,
             msg_status="Plugin not found. %s" % url,
-            msg_exception="%s has failed." % msg,
-            data=data)
+            msg_exception="%s has failed." % msg)
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_script.py b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_script.py
index 5e8b7ffadb0..da598530fe8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_script.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/jenkins_script.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ output:
 import json
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.six.moves import http_cookiejar as cookiejar
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves.urllib.parse import urlencode
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
@@ -121,10 +122,11 @@ def is_csrf_protection_enabled(module):
     return json.loads(content).get('useCrumbs', False)
 
 
-def get_crumb(module):
+def get_crumb(module, cookies):
     resp, info = fetch_url(module,
                            module.params['url'] + '/crumbIssuer/api/json',
-                           method='GET')
+                           method='GET',
+                           cookies=cookies)
     if info["status"] != 200:
         module.fail_json(msg="HTTP error " + str(info["status"]) + " " + info["msg"], output='')
 
@@ -163,8 +165,10 @@ def main():
         script_contents = module.params['script']
 
     headers = {}
+    cookies = None
     if is_csrf_protection_enabled(module):
-        crumb = get_crumb(module)
+        cookies = cookiejar.LWPCookieJar()
+        crumb = get_crumb(module, cookies)
         headers = {crumb['crumbRequestField']: crumb['crumb']}
 
     resp, info = fetch_url(module,
@@ -172,7 +176,8 @@ def main():
                            data=urlencode({'script': script_contents}),
                            headers=headers,
                            method="POST",
-                           timeout=module.params['timeout'])
+                           timeout=module.params['timeout'],
+                           cookies=cookies)
 
     if info["status"] != 200:
         module.fail_json(msg="HTTP error " + str(info["status"]) + " " + info["msg"], output='')