diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_pim_interface.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_pim_interface.py
index 6be6cdb8a92..07801c64ae4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_pim_interface.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_pim_interface.py
@@ -170,10 +170,17 @@ PARAM_TO_COMMAND_KEYMAP = {
 
 
 def execute_show_command(command, module, text=False):
-    if text is False:
-        command += ' | json'
+    if text:
+        cmds = [{
+            'command': command,
+            'output': 'text'
+        }]
+    else:
+        cmds = [{
+            'command': command,
+            'output': 'json'
+        }]
 
-    cmds = [command]
     return run_commands(module, cmds)
 
 
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_pim_interface.py b/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_pim_interface.py
index e3ad7b45b95..a7b5e2489a5 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_pim_interface.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_pim_interface.py
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ class TestNxosIPInterfaceModule(TestNxosModule):
             output = list()
 
             for command in commands:
+                if type(command) == dict:
+                    command = command['command']
                 filename = str(command).split(' | ')[0].replace(' ', '_').replace('/', '_')
                 output.append(load_fixture(module_name, filename))
             return output