diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_user.py
index 5986f66a3b..c4ece90ae7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/eos/eos_user.py
@@ -181,16 +181,16 @@ def map_obj_to_commands(updates, module):
             commands.append('no username %s' % want['name'])
             continue
 
+        if needs_update('configured_password'):
+            if update_password == 'always' or not have:
+                add('secret %s' % want['configured_password'])
+
         if needs_update('role'):
             add('role %s' % want['role'])
 
         if needs_update('privilege'):
             add('privilege %s' % want['privilege'])
 
-        if needs_update('configured_password'):
-            if update_password == 'always' or not have:
-                add('secret %s' % want['configured_password'])
-
         if needs_update('sshkey'):
             add('sshkey %s' % want['sshkey'])
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/eos_user/tests/cli/basic.yaml b/test/integration/targets/eos_user/tests/cli/basic.yaml
index a1f1e50c61..fe8bc9b5a6 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/eos_user/tests/cli/basic.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/eos_user/tests/cli/basic.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
       - no username ansibletest1
       - no username ansibletest2
       - no username ansibletest3
+      - no username ansibletest4
     provider: "{{ cli }}"
 
-- name: Create user
+- name: Create user with role
   eos_user:
     name: ansibletest1
     privilege: 15
@@ -22,9 +23,27 @@
     that:
       - 'result.changed == true'
       - '"username" in result.commands[0]'
-      - '"role network-operator" in result.commands[0]'
+      - '"secret" in result.commands[0]'
+      - '"role network-operator" in result.commands[1]'
+      - '"privilege 15" in result.commands[2]'
+
+- name: Create user with priv level and update_password
+  eos_user:
+    name: ansibletest4
+    privilege: 15
+    state: present
+    configured_password: test1
+    authorize: yes
+    update_password: on_create
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"username" in result.commands[0]'
+      - '"secret" in result.commands[0]'
       - '"privilege 15" in result.commands[1]'
-      - '"secret" in result.commands[2]'
 
 - name: Collection of users
   eos_user:
@@ -69,4 +88,5 @@
       - no username ansibletest1
       - no username ansibletest2
       - no username ansibletest3
+      - no username ansibletest4
     provider: "{{ cli }}"