diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/junos.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/junos.py
index d32cb2dc54..3dc527aeaf 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/junos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/junos.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Cli(object):
         commands.insert(0, 'configure')
 
         if kwargs.get('comment'):
-            commands.append('commit comment "%s"' % kwargs.get('comment'))
+            commands.append('commit and-quit comment "%s"' % kwargs.get('comment'))
         else:
             commands.append('commit and-quit')