diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/meraki_static_route_api_calls.yml b/changelogs/fragments/meraki_static_route_api_calls.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8f2996480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/meraki_static_route_api_calls.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+- "meraki_static_route - Module would make unnecessary API calls to Meraki when ``net_id`` is specified in task."
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/meraki/meraki_static_route.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/meraki/meraki_static_route.py
index 2a9c5af221..304eaa16d5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/meraki/meraki_static_route.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/meraki/meraki_static_route.py
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ def main():
     org_id = meraki.params['org_id']
     if not org_id:
         org_id = meraki.get_org_id(meraki.params['org_name'])
-    nets = meraki.get_nets(org_id=org_id)
     net_id = meraki.params['net_id']
     if net_id is None:
+        nets = meraki.get_nets(org_id=org_id)
         net_id = meraki.get_net_id(net_name=meraki.params['net_name'], data=nets)
 
     if meraki.params['state'] == 'query':