diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_cli_alias.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_cli_alias.py
index ae39da6df3..e66819dab3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_cli_alias.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_cli_alias.py
@@ -405,8 +405,9 @@ def main():
         supports_check_mode=spec.supports_check_mode,
     )
 
+    client = F5RestClient(**module.params)
+
     try:
-        client = F5RestClient(**module.params)
         mm = ModuleManager(module=module, client=client)
         results = mm.exec_module()
         cleanup_tokens(client)
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_cli_alias.py b/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_cli_alias.py
index 8b6effd435..6f525d32f9 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_cli_alias.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_cli_alias.py
@@ -8,16 +8,12 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 import os
 import json
-import pytest
 import sys
 
 from nose.plugins.skip import SkipTest
 if sys.version_info < (2, 7):
     raise SkipTest("F5 Ansible modules require Python >= 2.7")
 
-from units.compat import unittest
-from units.compat.mock import Mock
-from units.compat.mock import patch
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 try:
@@ -25,17 +21,25 @@ try:
     from library.modules.bigip_cli_alias import ModuleParameters
     from library.modules.bigip_cli_alias import ModuleManager
     from library.modules.bigip_cli_alias import ArgumentSpec
-    from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import F5ModuleError
-    from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
-    from test.unit.modules.utils import set_module_args
+
+    # In Ansible 2.8, Ansible changed import paths.
+    from test.units.compat import unittest
+    from test.units.compat.mock import Mock
+    from test.units.compat.mock import patch
+
+    from test.units.modules.utils import set_module_args
 except ImportError:
     try:
         from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_cli_alias import ApiParameters
         from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_cli_alias import ModuleParameters
         from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_cli_alias import ModuleManager
         from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_cli_alias import ArgumentSpec
-        from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import F5ModuleError
-        from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
+
+        # Ansible 2.8 imports
+        from units.compat import unittest
+        from units.compat.mock import Mock
+        from units.compat.mock import patch
+
         from units.modules.utils import set_module_args
     except ImportError:
         raise SkipTest("F5 Ansible modules require the f5-sdk Python library")
@@ -83,8 +87,6 @@ class TestParameters(unittest.TestCase):
         assert p.description == 'Run the bash shell'
 
 
-@patch('ansible.module_utils.f5_utils.AnsibleF5Client._get_mgmt_root',
-       return_value=True)
 class TestManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):