diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/api.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/api.py
index 2035b6b020b..7cc63b1b9c4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/api.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/net_tools/nios/api.py
@@ -158,7 +158,11 @@ class WapiBase(object):
 
 class WapiLookup(WapiBase):
     ''' Implements WapiBase for lookup plugins '''
-    pass
+    def handle_exception(self, method_name, exc):
+        if ('text' in exc.response):
+            raise Exception(exc.response['text'])
+        else:
+            raise Exception(exc)
 
 
 class WapiInventory(WapiBase):