diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py
index 7967aac7b2c..1387bab42e2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py
@@ -798,11 +798,21 @@ def load_config(module, candidate):
 
 def execute_config_command(commands, module):
     try:
-        body = module.configure(commands)
-    except ShellError, clie:
+        output = module.configure(commands)
+    except ShellError:
+        clie = get_exception()
         module.fail_json(msg='Error sending CLI commands',
                          error=str(clie), commands=commands)
-    return body
+    except AttributeError:
+        try:
+            commands.insert(0, 'configure')
+            module.cli.add_commands(commands, output='config')
+            output = module.cli.run_commands()
+        except ShellError:
+            clie = get_exception()
+            module.fail_json(msg='Error sending CLI commands',
+                             error=str(clie), commands=commands)
+    return output
 
 
 def get_cli_body_ssh(command, response, module):
@@ -837,6 +847,19 @@ def execute_show(cmds, module, command_type=None):
         clie = get_exception()
         module.fail_json(msg='Error sending {0}'.format(command),
                          error=str(clie))
+    except AttributeError:
+        try:
+            if command_type:
+                command_type = command_type_map.get(command_type)
+                module.cli.add_commands(cmds, output=command_type)
+                response = module.cli.run_commands()
+            else:
+                module.cli.add_commands(cmds, raw=True)
+                response = module.cli.run_commands()
+        except ShellError:
+            clie = get_exception()
+            module.fail_json(msg='Error sending {0}'.format(cmds),
+                             error=str(clie))
     return response
 
 
@@ -1174,6 +1197,8 @@ def main():
                 validate_config(body, vip, module)
             changed = True
             end_state = get_hsrp_group(group, interface, module)
+            if 'configure' in commands:
+                commands.pop(0)
 
     results = {}
     results['proposed'] = proposed