diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/_ios_template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/_ios_template.py
index 0b00a406f62..cb1b246e56a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/_ios_template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/_ios_template.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def get_current_config(module):
         flags = ['all']
     else:
         flags = []
-    return get_config(flags=flags)
+    return get_config(module=module, flags=flags)
 
 def main():
     """ main entry point for module execution
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def main():
     result = {'changed': False}
 
     if module.params['backup']:
-        result['__backup__'] = get_config()
+        result['__backup__'] = get_config(module=module)
 
     if not module.params['force']:
         contents = get_current_config(module)
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def main():
 
     if commands:
         if not module.check_mode:
-            load_config(commands)
+            load_config(module, commands)
         result['changed'] = True
 
     result['updates'] = commands
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py
index ea397b8a085..b582794f308 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_config.py
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ def main():
         if match != 'none':
             config, have_banners = get_running_config(module)
             path = module.params['parents']
-            configobjs = candidate.difference(config, path=path,match=match,
-                                            replace=replace)
+            configobjs = candidate.difference(config, path=path, match=match,
+                                              replace=replace)
         else:
             configobjs = candidate.items
             have_banners = {}
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ def main():
             result['changed'] = True
 
     if module.params['backup']:
-        result['__backup__'] = get_config()
+        result['__backup__'] = get_config(module=module)
 
     if module.params['save']:
         if not module.check_mode:
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_template.py b/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_template.py
index d1e59aafdf3..38692f635c2 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_template.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_template.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from ansible.errors import AnsibleModuleExit
 from ansible.modules.network.ios import _ios_template
 from ansible.module_utils import basic
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes
-
+from ansible.module_utils.local import LocalAnsibleModule
 
 def set_module_args(args):
     args = json.dumps({'ANSIBLE_MODULE_ARGS': args})
@@ -118,7 +118,11 @@ class TestIosTemplateModule(unittest.TestCase):
         src = load_fixture('ios_template_config.cfg')
         set_module_args(dict(src=src, include_defaults=False))
         self.execute_module()
-        self.get_config.assert_called_with(flags=[])
+        _, kwargs = self.get_config.call_args
+        # Ensure flags doesn't contain "default", or any other value
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs['flags'], [])
+        self.assertIsInstance(kwargs['module'], LocalAnsibleModule)
+
 
     def test_ios_template_backup(self):
         set_module_args(dict(backup=True))