diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py
index 8428fddd17..3da4ef7fcd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_hsrp.py
@@ -374,10 +374,7 @@ def main():
         vip=dict(type='str', required=False),
         auth_type=dict(choices=['text', 'md5'], required=False),
         auth_string=dict(type='str', required=False),
-        state=dict(choices=['absent', 'present'], required=False, default='present'),
-        include_defaults=dict(default=True),
-        config=dict(),
-        save=dict(type='bool', default=False)
+        state=dict(choices=['absent', 'present'], required=False, default='present')
     )
 
     argument_spec.update(nxos_argument_spec)
@@ -464,11 +461,15 @@ def main():
             module.exit_json(**results)
         else:
             load_config(module, commands)
+
+            # validate IP
             if transport == 'cli':
+                commands.insert(0, 'config t')
                 body = run_commands(module, commands)
                 validate_config(body, vip, module)
+
             results['changed'] = True
-            end_state = get_hsrp_group(group, interface, module)
+
             if 'configure' in commands:
                 commands.pop(0)
 
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_hsrp.py b/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_hsrp.py
index cd96cdd63a..d60d5e26e4 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_hsrp.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/nxos/test_nxos_hsrp.py
@@ -46,15 +46,16 @@ class TestNxosHsrpModule(TestNxosModule):
 
     def test_nxos_hsrp(self):
         set_module_args(dict(group='10',
-                             vip='192.0.2.2',
+                             vip='192.0.2.2/8',
                              priority='150',
                              interface='Ethernet1/2',
                              preempt='enabled',
                              host='192.0.2.1'))
         result = self.execute_module(changed=True)
-        self.assertEqual(sorted(result['commands']), sorted(['interface ethernet1/2',
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(result['commands']), sorted(['config t',
+                                                             'interface ethernet1/2',
                                                              'hsrp version 2',
                                                              'hsrp 10',
                                                              'priority 150',
-                                                             'ip 192.0.2.2',
+                                                             'ip 192.0.2.2/8',
                                                              'preempt']))