diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snapshot.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snapshot.py
index d0a5e9451d..93a172af17 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snapshot.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snapshot.py
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ def main():
                    ("action", "delete", ["snapshot_name"])]
 
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                           required_if=required_if,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     warnings = list()
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_snapshot/tests/common/sanity.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_snapshot/tests/common/sanity.yaml
index 8a5de08e6c..4f1e18f640 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/nxos_snapshot/tests/common/sanity.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_snapshot/tests/common/sanity.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,22 @@
       path: '.'
       provider: "{{ connection }}"
 
+  - name: FAIL compare snapshots
+    nxos_snapshot:
+      action: compare
+      snapshot1: test_snapshot1
+      snapshot2: test_snapshot2
+      compare_option: summary
+      path: '.'
+      provider: "{{ connection }}"
+    register: result
+    ignore_errors: yes
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - 'result.failed == True'
+        - '"action is compare but all of the following are missing: comparison_results_file" in result.msg'
+
   when: snapshot_run
 
   always: