diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_logging.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_logging.py
index 698c6c4021..b9019b0415 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_logging.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_logging.py
@@ -232,17 +232,17 @@ def map_config_to_obj(module):
 
     for line in data.split('\n'):
         match = re.search(r'logging (\S+)', line, re.M)
+        if match:
+            if match.group(1) in dest_group:
+                dest = match.group(1)
 
-        if match.group(1) in dest_group:
-            dest = match.group(1)
-        else:
-            pass
-
-        obj.append({'dest': dest,
+                obj.append({
+                    'dest': dest,
                     'name': parse_name(line, dest),
                     'size': parse_size(line, dest),
                     'facility': parse_facility(line),
-                    'level': parse_level(line, dest)})
+                    'level': parse_level(line, dest)
+                })
 
     return obj
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_logging/tests/cli/basic.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_logging/tests/cli/basic.yaml
index 468d3611dd..be365d9a17 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ios_logging/tests/cli/basic.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_logging/tests/cli/basic.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,30 @@
 ---
+# ensure logging configs are empty
+- name: Remove host logging
+  ios_logging:
+    dest: host
+    name: 172.16.0.1
+    state: absent
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+
+- name: Remove console
+  ios_logging:
+    dest: console
+    level: warnings
+    state: absent
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+
+- name: Remove buffer
+  ios_logging:
+    dest: buffered
+    size: 8000
+    authorize: yes
+    state: absent
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+
+# start tests
 - name: Set up host logging
   ios_logging:
     dest: host