diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/shell.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/shell.py
index a2738d481d9..87f9491f23b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/shell.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/shell.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class CliBase(object):
     def get_config(self, commands):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def load_config(self, commands):
+    def load_config(self, commands, **kwargs):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def save_config(self):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/vyos.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/vyos.py
index 5b629650b36..a47bd89eb24 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/vyos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/vyos.py
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ class Cli(CliBase):
         response = self.execute(commands)
         return response[1:-2]
 
-    def load_config(self, config, commit=False, comment=None, save=False):
+    def load_config(self, config, commit=False, comment=None, save=False, **kwargs):
         try:
             config.insert(0, 'configure')
-            response = self.execute(config)
+            self.execute(config)
         except NetworkError:
             # discard any changes in case of failure
             self.execute(['exit discard'])