diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_qkview.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_qkview.py
index b0392e11943..5d47eb907e2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_qkview.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_qkview.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 F5 Networks Inc.
+# Copyright: (c) 2017, F5 Networks Inc.
 # GNU General Public License v3.0 (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
       - audit
       - secure
     dest: /tmp/localhost.localdomain.qkview
+    provider:
+      password: secret
+      server: lb.mydomain.com
+      user: admin
   delegate_to: localhost
 '''
 
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ RETURN = r'''
 import os
 import re
 import socket
+import ssl
 import time
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
@@ -272,7 +277,11 @@ class BaseManager(object):
     def present(self):
         if os.path.exists(self.want.dest) and not self.want.force:
             raise F5ModuleError(
-                "The specified 'dest' file already exists"
+                "The specified 'dest' file already exists."
+            )
+        if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(self.want.dest)):
+            raise F5ModuleError(
+                "The directory of your 'dest' file does not exist."
             )
         if self.want.exclude:
             choices = ['all', 'audit', 'secure', 'bash_history']
@@ -455,9 +464,14 @@ class BaseManager(object):
         while True:
             try:
                 resp = self.client.api.get(uri, timeout=10)
-            except socket.timeout:
+            except (socket.timeout, ssl.SSLError):
+                continue
+            try:
+                response = resp.json()
+            except ValueError:
+                # It is possible that the API call can return invalid JSON.
+                # This invalid JSON appears to be just empty strings.
                 continue
-            response = resp.json()
             if response['_taskState'] == 'FAILED':
                 raise F5ModuleError(
                     "qkview creation task failed unexpectedly."
@@ -577,8 +591,9 @@ def main():
         supports_check_mode=spec.supports_check_mode,
     )
 
+    client = F5RestClient(**module.params)
+
     try:
-        client = F5RestClient(**module.params)
         mm = ModuleManager(module=module, client=client)
         results = mm.exec_module()
         cleanup_tokens(client)
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_qkview.py b/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_qkview.py
index 78a0179ea17..28cb05e4850 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_qkview.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_qkview.py
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ from nose.plugins.skip import SkipTest
 if sys.version_info < (2, 7):
     raise SkipTest("F5 Ansible modules require Python >= 2.7")
 
-from units.compat import unittest
-from units.compat.mock import Mock
-from units.compat.mock import patch
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 try:
@@ -25,9 +22,13 @@ try:
     from library.modules.bigip_qkview import MadmLocationManager
     from library.modules.bigip_qkview import BulkLocationManager
     from library.modules.bigip_qkview import ArgumentSpec
-    from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import F5ModuleError
-    from library.module_utils.network.f5.common import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
-    from test.unit.modules.utils import set_module_args
+
+    # In Ansible 2.8, Ansible changed import paths.
+    from test.units.compat import unittest
+    from test.units.compat.mock import Mock
+    from test.units.compat.mock import patch
+
+    from test.units.modules.utils import set_module_args
 except ImportError:
     try:
         from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_qkview import Parameters
@@ -35,8 +36,12 @@ except ImportError:
         from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_qkview import MadmLocationManager
         from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_qkview import BulkLocationManager
         from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_qkview import ArgumentSpec
-        from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import F5ModuleError
-        from ansible.module_utils.network.f5.common import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
+
+        # Ansible 2.8 imports
+        from units.compat import unittest
+        from units.compat.mock import Mock
+        from units.compat.mock import patch
+
         from units.modules.utils import set_module_args
     except ImportError:
         raise SkipTest("F5 Ansible modules require the f5-sdk Python library")