diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vtp_domain.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vtp_domain.py
index 046cc8d5fc..e6e1352e16 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vtp_domain.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vtp_domain.py
@@ -149,10 +149,13 @@ def get_vtp_config(module):
 def get_vtp_password(module):
     command = 'show vtp password'
     body = execute_show_command(command, module)[0]
-    password = body['passwd']
-    if password:
-        return str(password)
-    else:
+    try:
+        password = body['passwd']
+        if password:
+            return str(password)
+        else:
+            return ""
+    except TypeError:
         return ""
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vtp_password.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vtp_password.py
index 73f0396738..e21ed47c4c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vtp_password.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vtp_password.py
@@ -180,10 +180,13 @@ def get_vtp_config(module):
 def get_vtp_password(module):
     command = 'show vtp password'
     body = execute_show_command(command, module)[0]
-    password = body['passwd']
-    if password:
-        return str(password)
-    else:
+    try:
+        password = body['passwd']
+        if password:
+            return str(password)
+        else:
+            return ""
+    except TypeError:
         return ""
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vtp_version.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vtp_version.py
index e4782eb7b5..33eeef07e9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vtp_version.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vtp_version.py
@@ -147,10 +147,13 @@ def get_vtp_config(module):
 def get_vtp_password(module):
     command = 'show vtp password'
     body = execute_show_command(command, module)[0]
-    password = body['passwd']
-    if password:
-        return str(password)
-    else:
+    try:
+        password = body['passwd']
+        if password:
+            return str(password)
+        else:
+            return ""
+    except TypeError:
         return ""