diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vrf.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vrf.py
index 3cbc7d5425..71a22bf8ba 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vrf.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_vrf.py
@@ -797,6 +797,15 @@ def execute_config_command(commands, module):
         clie = get_exception()
         module.fail_json(msg='Error sending CLI commands',
                          error=str(clie), commands=commands)
+    except AttributeError:
+        try:
+            commands.insert(0, 'configure')
+            module.cli.add_commands(commands, output='config')
+            module.cli.run_commands()
+        except ShellError:
+            clie = get_exception()
+            module.fail_json(msg='Error sending CLI commands',
+                             error=str(clie), commands=commands)
 
 
 def get_cli_body_ssh_vrf(module, command, response):
@@ -827,6 +836,19 @@ def execute_show(cmds, module, command_type=None):
         clie = get_exception()
         module.fail_json(msg='Error sending {0}'.format(cmds),
                          error=str(clie))
+    except AttributeError:
+        try:
+            if command_type:
+                command_type = command_type_map.get(command_type)
+                module.cli.add_commands(cmds, output=command_type)
+                response = module.cli.run_commands()
+            else:
+                module.cli.add_commands(cmds, raw=True)
+                response = module.cli.run_commands()
+        except ShellError:
+            clie = get_exception()
+            module.fail_json(msg='Error sending {0}'.format(cmds),
+                             error=str(clie))
     return response
 
 
@@ -1005,6 +1027,8 @@ def main():
             execute_config_command(commands, module)
             changed = True
             end_state = get_vrf(vrf, module)
+            if 'configure' in commands:
+                commands.pop(0)
 
     results = {}
     results['proposed'] = proposed