diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_facts.py
index ae005592af7..355eedfcc25 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_elb_facts.py
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ def main():
                                 elbs=elb_information.list_elbs())
 
     except BotoServerError as err:
-        self.module.fail_json(msg="{0}: {1}".format(err.error_code, err.error_message),
-                              exception=traceback.format_exc())
+        module.fail_json(msg="{0}: {1}".format(err.error_code, err.error_message),
+                         exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
     module.exit_json(**ec2_facts_result)