diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/62400-ios-iosxr-traceback-with-empty-config.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/62400-ios-iosxr-traceback-with-empty-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f2115c387d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/62400-ios-iosxr-traceback-with-empty-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+- "Fix traceback error in IOS and IOSXR when ran with empty config (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/62400)"
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_interfaces.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_interfaces.py
index 28c500677bc..4988f029be3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_interfaces.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_interfaces.py
@@ -389,7 +389,12 @@ def main():
 
     :returns: the result form module invocation
     """
+    required_if = [('state', 'merged', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'replaced', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'overridden', ('config',))]
+
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=InterfacesArgs.argument_spec,
+                           required_if=required_if,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     result = Interfaces(module).execute_module()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_l2_interfaces.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_l2_interfaces.py
index 388b3a4273f..4b8d13793c1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_l2_interfaces.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_l2_interfaces.py
@@ -348,7 +348,12 @@ def main():
 
     :returns: the result form module invocation
     """
+    required_if = [('state', 'merged', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'replaced', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'overridden', ('config',))]
+
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=L2_InterfacesArgs.argument_spec,
+                           required_if=required_if,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     result = L2_Interfaces(module).execute_module()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_l3_interfaces.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_l3_interfaces.py
index a440d91bd1d..22b0e222bfa 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_l3_interfaces.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_l3_interfaces.py
@@ -426,7 +426,12 @@ def main():
     Main entry point for module execution
     :returns: the result form module invocation
     """
+    required_if = [('state', 'merged', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'replaced', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'overridden', ('config',))]
+
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=L3_InterfacesArgs.argument_spec,
+                           required_if=required_if,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     result = L3_Interfaces(module).execute_module()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lacp.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lacp.py
index 7ff26a04636..1ebe3b3cef6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lacp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lacp.py
@@ -170,7 +170,11 @@ def main():
 
     :returns: the result form module invocation
     """
+    required_if = [('state', 'merged', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'replaced', ('config',))]
+
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=LacpArgs.argument_spec,
+                           required_if=required_if,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     result = Lacp(module).execute_module()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lacp_interfaces.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lacp_interfaces.py
index 7ebb497b3f5..d9e52e39cfb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lacp_interfaces.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lacp_interfaces.py
@@ -347,7 +347,12 @@ def main():
 
     :returns: the result form module invocation
     """
+    required_if = [('state', 'merged', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'replaced', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'overridden', ('config',))]
+
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=Lacp_InterfacesArgs.argument_spec,
+                           required_if=required_if,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     result = Lacp_Interfaces(module).execute_module()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lag_interfaces.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lag_interfaces.py
index 12c153f04b8..b5351c6dd8e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lag_interfaces.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lag_interfaces.py
@@ -374,8 +374,14 @@ def main():
     Main entry point for module execution
     :returns: the result form module invocation
     """
+    required_if = [('state', 'merged', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'replaced', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'overridden', ('config',))]
+
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=Lag_interfacesArgs.argument_spec,
+                           required_if=required_if,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
+
     result = Lag_interfaces(module).execute_module()
     module.exit_json(**result)
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lldp_global.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lldp_global.py
index 5165b2221c1..49c146f8d29 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lldp_global.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lldp_global.py
@@ -241,7 +241,11 @@ def main():
 
     :returns: the result form module invocation
     """
+    required_if = [('state', 'merged', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'replaced', ('config',))]
+
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=Lldp_globalArgs.argument_spec,
+                           required_if=required_if,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     result = Lldp_global(module).execute_module()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lldp_interfaces.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lldp_interfaces.py
index 2079f5b5da0..c1bbc274e43 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lldp_interfaces.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_lldp_interfaces.py
@@ -485,7 +485,12 @@ def main():
 
     :returns: the result form module invocation
     """
+    required_if = [('state', 'merged', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'replaced', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'overridden', ('config',))]
+
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=Lldp_InterfacesArgs.argument_spec,
+                           required_if=required_if,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     result = Lldp_Interfaces(module).execute_module()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_vlans.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_vlans.py
index 2d76dc18b37..7de87dbb527 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_vlans.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_vlans.py
@@ -448,7 +448,12 @@ def main():
 
     :returns: the result form module invocation
     """
+    required_if = [('state', 'merged', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'replaced', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'overridden', ('config',))]
+
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=VlansArgs.argument_spec,
+                           required_if=required_if,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     result = Vlans(module).execute_module()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_interfaces.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_interfaces.py
index 02a239c821e..1012ec2729f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_interfaces.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_interfaces.py
@@ -349,7 +349,12 @@ def main():
     Main entry point for module execution
     :returns: the result form module invocation
     """
+    required_if = [('state', 'merged', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'replaced', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'overridden', ('config',))]
+
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=InterfacesArgs.argument_spec,
+                           required_if=required_if,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     result = Interfaces(module).execute_module()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_l2_interfaces.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_l2_interfaces.py
index 16aee85d9a4..9b8b8c118f3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_l2_interfaces.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_l2_interfaces.py
@@ -413,7 +413,12 @@ def main():
     Main entry point for module execution
     :returns: the result form module invocation
     """
+    required_if = [('state', 'merged', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'replaced', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'overridden', ('config',))]
+
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=L2_InterfacesArgs.argument_spec,
+                           required_if=required_if,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     result = L2_Interfaces(module).execute_module()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_l3_interfaces.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_l3_interfaces.py
index 7814a04f0fe..3901adfb680 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_l3_interfaces.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/iosxr/iosxr_l3_interfaces.py
@@ -408,7 +408,12 @@ def main():
     Main entry point for module execution
     :returns: the result form module invocation
     """
+    required_if = [('state', 'merged', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'replaced', ('config',)),
+                   ('state', 'overridden', ('config',))]
+
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=L3_InterfacesArgs.argument_spec,
+                           required_if=required_if,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     result = L3_Interfaces(module).execute_module()