diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/common/utils.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/common/utils.py
index 75fcc8759f9..299608cc8a6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/common/utils.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/common/utils.py
@@ -260,7 +260,10 @@ def dict_diff(base, comparable):
     if not isinstance(base, dict):
         raise AssertionError("`base` must be of type <dict>")
     if not isinstance(comparable, dict):
-        raise AssertionError("`comparable` must be of type <dict>")
+        if comparable is None:
+            comparable = dict()
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError("`comparable` must be of type <dict>")
 
     updates = dict()
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/config/lacp/lacp.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/config/lacp/lacp.py
index 8d4f24585a9..ebed2501845 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/config/lacp/lacp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/config/lacp/lacp.py
@@ -130,9 +130,11 @@ class Lacp(ConfigBase):
                 del diff[k]
         deleted_commands = self.del_all(diff)
         merged_commands = self._state_merged(want, have)
+
+        commands.extend(deleted_commands)
         if merged_commands:
-            commands.extend(deleted_commands)
             commands.extend(merged_commands)
+
         return commands
 
     def _state_merged(self, want, have):
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_lacp/tests/cli/deleted.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_lacp/tests/cli/deleted.yaml
index d3711a55f50..a9e158e69d3 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/nxos_lacp/tests/cli/deleted.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_lacp/tests/cli/deleted.yaml
@@ -6,11 +6,19 @@
   nxos_feature:
     feature: lacp
 
+- set_fact:
+    mac: "lacp system-mac 00c1.4c00.bd15 role primary"
+  when: platform is search('N9K') and imagetag is not search('I[2-6]')
+
 - block:
   - name: Setup
     cli_config:
       config: lacp system-priority 11
 
+  - name: Setup
+    cli_config:
+      config: "{{ mac|default(omit) }}"
+
   - name: Gather lacp facts
     nxos_facts: &facts
       gather_subset:
@@ -29,6 +37,16 @@
         - "'no lacp system-priority' in result.commands"
         - "result.changed == true"
         - "result.commands|length == 1"
+    when: platform is not search('N9K')
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "ansible_facts.network_resources.lacp == result.before"
+        - "'no lacp system-priority' in result.commands"
+        - "'no lacp system-mac' in result.commands"
+        - "result.changed == true"
+        - "result.commands|length == 2"
+    when: platform is search('N9K') and imagetag is not search('I[2-6]')
 
   - name: Gather lacp post facts
     nxos_facts: *facts
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_lacp/tests/cli/merged.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_lacp/tests/cli/merged.yaml
index 0e7423b8db9..45a5bed1db4 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/nxos_lacp/tests/cli/merged.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_lacp/tests/cli/merged.yaml
@@ -6,21 +6,38 @@
   nxos_feature:
     feature: lacp
 
+- set_fact:
+    mac:
+      address: 00c1.4c00.bd15
+      role: primary
+  when: platform is search('N9K') and imagetag is not search('I[2-6]')
+
 - block:
   - name: Merged
     nxos_lacp: &merged
       config:
         system:
           priority: 11
+          mac: "{{ mac|default(omit) }}"
       state: merged
     register: result
 
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "result.before|length == 0"
+        - "result.changed == true"
+        - "'lacp system-priority 11' in result.commands"
+        - "'lacp system-mac 00c1.4c00.bd15 role primary' in result.commands"
+        - "result.commands|length == 2"
+    when: platform is search('N9K') and imagetag is not search('I[2-6]')
+
   - assert:
       that:
         - "result.before|length == 0"
         - "result.changed == true"
         - "'lacp system-priority 11' in result.commands"
         - "result.commands|length == 1"
+    when: platform is not search('N9K')
 
   - name: Gather lacp facts
     nxos_facts:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_lacp/tests/cli/replaced.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_lacp/tests/cli/replaced.yaml
index 1e9470fec7f..7b367a79580 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/nxos_lacp/tests/cli/replaced.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_lacp/tests/cli/replaced.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+
 - debug:
     msg: "Start nxos_lacp replaced integration tests connection={{ ansible_connection }}"
 
@@ -6,11 +7,25 @@
   nxos_feature:
     feature: lacp
 
+- set_fact:
+    mac1: "lacp system-mac 00c1.4c00.bd20 role primary"
+  when: platform is search('N9K') and imagetag is not search('I[2-6]')
+
+- set_fact:
+    mac2:
+      address: 00c1.4c00.bd15
+      role: secondary
+  when: platform is search('N9K') and imagetag is not search('I[2-6]')
+
 - block:
-  - name: Setup
+  - name: Setup1
     cli_config:
       config: lacp system-priority 11
 
+  - name: Setup2
+    cli_config:
+      config: "{{ mac1|default(omit) }}"
+
   - name: Gather lacp facts
     nxos_facts: &facts
       gather_subset:
@@ -22,9 +37,8 @@
     nxos_lacp: &replaced
       config:
         system:
-          mac:
-            address: 00c1.4c00.bd15
-            role: primary
+          priority: 12
+          mac: "{{ mac2|default(omit) }}"
       state: replaced
     register: result
 
@@ -32,9 +46,21 @@
       that:
         - "ansible_facts.network_resources.lacp == result.before"
         - "result.changed == true"
-        - "'no lacp system-priority' in result.commands"
-        - "'lacp system-mac 00c1.4c00.bd15 role primary' in result.commands"
         - "result.commands|length == 2"
+        - "'no lacp system-priority' in result.commands"
+        - "'lacp system-priority 12' in result.commands"
+    when: platform is not search('N9K')
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "ansible_facts.network_resources.lacp == result.before"
+        - "result.changed == true"
+        - "'no lacp system-priority' in result.commands"
+        - "'no lacp system-mac' in result.commands"
+        - "'lacp system-priority 12' in result.commands"
+        - "'lacp system-mac 00c1.4c00.bd15 role secondary' in result.commands"
+        - "result.commands|length == 4"
+    when: platform is search('N9K') and imagetag is not search('I[2-6]')
 
   - name: Gather lacp interfaces post facts
     nxos_facts: *facts
@@ -42,6 +68,7 @@
   - assert:
       that:
         - "ansible_facts.network_resources.lacp == result.after"
+    when: platform is search('N9K') and imagetag is not search('I[2-6]')
 
   - name: Idempotence - Replaced
     nxos_lacp: *replaced
@@ -52,6 +79,24 @@
         - "result.changed == false"
         - "result.commands|length == 0"
 
+  - name: Setup3
+    cli_config:
+      config: "{{ mac1|default(omit) }}"
+
+  - name: Replaced
+    nxos_lacp:
+      state: replaced
+    register: result
+    when: platform is search('N9K') and imagetag is not search('I[2-6]')
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+        - "result.changed == true"
+        - "result.commands|length == 2"
+        - "'no lacp system-mac' in result.commands"
+        - "'no lacp system-priority' in result.commands"
+    when: platform is search('N9K') and imagetag is not search('I[2-6]')
+
   always:
   - name: teardown
     nxos_feature: