diff --git a/network/ios/ios_command.py b/network/ios/ios_command.py
index 68afb04566c..d81ee862db2 100644
--- a/network/ios/ios_command.py
+++ b/network/ios/ios_command.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ options:
         module is not returned until the condition is satisfied or
         the number of retires as expired.
     required: true
-  waitfor:
+  wait_for:
     description:
       - List of conditions to evaluate against the output of the
         command. The task will wait for a each condition to be true
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ options:
         See examples.
     required: false
     default: null
+    aliases: ['waitfor']
+    version_added: "2.2"
   retries:
     description:
       - Specifies the number of retries a command should by tried
@@ -104,10 +106,9 @@ failed_conditions:
   type: list
   sample: ['...', '...']
 """
-
-import time
-import shlex
-import re
+from ansible.module_utils.netcmd import CommandRunner, FailedConditionsError
+from ansible.module_utils.network import NetworkError
+from ansible.module_utils.ios import get_module
 
 def to_lines(stdout):
     for item in stdout:
@@ -118,54 +119,62 @@ def to_lines(stdout):
 def main():
     spec = dict(
         commands=dict(type='list'),
-        waitfor=dict(type='list'),
+        wait_for=dict(type='list'),
         retries=dict(default=10, type='int'),
         interval=dict(default=1, type='int')
     )
 
     module = get_module(argument_spec=spec,
+                        connect_on_load=False,
                         supports_check_mode=True)
 
     commands = module.params['commands']
+    conditionals = module.params['wait_for'] or list()
+
+    warnings = list()
+
+    runner = CommandRunner(module)
+
+    for cmd in commands:
+        if module.check_mode and not cmd.startswith('show'):
+            warnings.append('only show commands are supported when using '
+                            'check mode, not executing `%s`' % cmd)
+        else:
+            runner.add_command(cmd)
 
-    retries = module.params['retries']
-    interval = module.params['interval']
+    for item in conditionals:
+        runner.add_conditional(item)
+
+    runner.retries = module.params['retries']
+    runner.interval = module.params['interval']
 
     try:
-        queue = set()
-        for entry in (module.params['waitfor'] or list()):
-            queue.add(Conditional(entry))
-    except AttributeError:
+        runner.run()
+    except FailedConditionsError:
+        exc = get_exception()
+        module.fail_json(msg=str(exc), failed_conditions=exc.failed_conditions)
+    except NetworkError:
         exc = get_exception()
-        module.fail_json(msg=exc.message)
+        module.fail_json(msg=str(exc))
 
     result = dict(changed=False)
 
-    while retries > 0:
-        response = module.execute(commands)
-        result['stdout'] = response
+    result['stdout'] = list()
+    for cmd in commands:
+        try:
+            output = runner.get_command(cmd)
+        except ValueError:
+            output = 'command not executed due to check_mode, see warnings'
+        result['stdout'].append(output)
 
-        for item in list(queue):
-            if item(response):
-                queue.remove(item)
 
-        if not queue:
-            break
+    result['warnings'] = warnings
+    result['connected'] = module.connected
+    result['stdout_lines'] = list(to_lines(result['stdout']))
 
-        time.sleep(interval)
-        retries -= 1
-    else:
-        failed_conditions = [item.raw for item in queue]
-        module.fail_json(msg='timeout waiting for value', failed_conditions=failed_conditions)
+    module.exit_json(**result)
 
-    result['stdout_lines'] = list(to_lines(result['stdout']))
-    return module.exit_json(**result)
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-from ansible.module_utils.urls import *
-from ansible.module_utils.shell import *
-from ansible.module_utils.netcfg import *
-from ansible.module_utils.ios import *
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-        main()
+    main()