diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/bigiq.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/bigiq.py
index 02254886db..fbae3a676b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/bigiq.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/bigiq.py
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ class F5Client(F5BaseClient):
 
 class F5RestClient(F5BaseClient):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(F5RestClient, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        params = kwargs.get('module').params
+        module = kwargs.pop('module')
+        super(F5RestClient, self).__init__(module=module, **params)
         self.provider = self.merge_provider_params()
 
     @property
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/common.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/common.py
index 5d7f104b21..c4369541da 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/common.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/f5/common.py
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class F5BaseClient(object):
         elif os.environ.get('ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME', None):
             result['user'] = os.environ.get('ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME', None)
         else:
-            result['user'] = True
+            result['user'] = None
 
         if provider.get('password', None):
             result['password'] = provider.get('password', None)
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ class F5BaseClient(object):
         elif os.environ.get('ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD', None):
             result['password'] = os.environ.get('ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD', None)
         else:
-            result['password'] = True
+            result['password'] = None
 
         if result['validate_certs'] in BOOLEANS_TRUE:
             result['validate_certs'] = True
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/bigip.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/bigip.py
index a8e94d143a..516023a052 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/bigip.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/bigip.py
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ class ActionModule(_ActionModule):
                 socket_path = connection.run()
                 display.vvvv('socket_path: %s' % socket_path, pc.remote_addr)
                 if not socket_path:
-                    return {'failed': True,
-                            'msg': 'Unable to open shell. Please see: ' +
-                                   'https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/network_debug_troubleshooting.html#unable-to-open-shell'}
+                    return {
+                        'failed': True,
+                        'msg': 'Unable to open shell. Please see: '
+                               'https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/network_debug_troubleshooting.html#unable-to-open-shell'
+                    }
 
                 task_vars['ansible_socket'] = socket_path
         else:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/bigiq.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/bigiq.py
index ddd09c5b33..402044c9a9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/bigiq.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/bigiq.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class ActionModule(_ActionModule):
                 display.vvvv('socket_path: %s' % socket_path, pc.remote_addr)
                 if not socket_path:
                     return {'failed': True,
-                            'msg': 'unable to open shell. Please see: ' +
+                            'msg': 'Unable to open shell. Please see: '
                                    'https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/network_debug_troubleshooting.html#unable-to-open-shell'}
 
                 task_vars['ansible_socket'] = socket_path
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/bigip.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/bigip.py
index 71ffe81977..d810659e15 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/bigip.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/bigip.py
@@ -51,10 +51,12 @@ class TerminalModule(TerminalBase):
     def on_open_shell(self):
         try:
             self._exec_cli_command(b'modify cli preference display-threshold 0 pager disabled')
+            self._exec_cli_command(b'run /util bash -c "stty cols 1000000" 2> /dev/null')
         except AnsibleConnectionFailure as ex:
             output = str(ex)
             if 'modify: command not found' in output:
                 try:
                     self._exec_cli_command(b'tmsh modify cli preference display-threshold 0 pager disabled')
+                    self._exec_cli_command(b'stty cols 1000000 2> /dev/null')
                 except AnsibleConnectionFailure as ex:
                     raise AnsibleConnectionFailure('unable to set terminal parameters')