diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py
index 1b251139714..5beee80d32d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class Nxapi:
             if response['ins_api'].get('outputs'):
                 output = response['ins_api']['outputs']['output']
                 for item in to_list(output):
-                    if check_status and item['code'] != '200':
+                    if check_status is True and item['code'] != '200':
                         if return_error:
                             result.append(item)
                         else:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/prepare_nxos_tests/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/prepare_nxos_tests/tasks/main.yml
index 9d2e5cdd6cd..454ece66bfe 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/prepare_nxos_tests/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/prepare_nxos_tests/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
     state: present
   connection: network_cli
 
+- name: Enable lldp
+  nxos_config:
+    lines:
+      - feature lldp
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
 # Gather the list of interfaces on this device and make the list
 # available for integration tests that need them.
 #