diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py
index 6d21fd4cbfc..a96e4fc3cd3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ def get_hsrp_group(group, interface, module):
     try:
         body = run_commands(module, [command])[0]
         hsrp_table = body['TABLE_grp_detail']['ROW_grp_detail']
+        if 'sh_keystring_attr' not in hsrp_table:
+            del hsrp_key['sh_keystring_attr']
         if 'unknown enum:' in str(hsrp_table):
             hsrp_table = get_hsrp_group_unknown_enum(module, command, hsrp_table)
     except (AttributeError, IndexError, TypeError, KeyError):