diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/ec2.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/ec2.py
index e90a17d01b1..1fe742173fa 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/ec2.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/ec2.py
@@ -242,7 +242,10 @@ def get_aws_connection_info(module, boto3=False):
                     module.fail_json(msg="boto is required for this module. Please install boto and try again")
             elif HAS_BOTO3:
                 # here we don't need to make an additional call, will default to 'us-east-1' if the below evaluates to None.
-                region = botocore.session.Session(profile=profile_name).get_config_variable('region')
+                try:
+                    region = botocore.session.Session(profile=profile_name).get_config_variable('region')
+                except botocore.exceptions.ProfileNotFound as e:
+                    pass
             else:
                 module.fail_json(msg="Boto3 is required for this module. Please install boto3 and try again")
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_asg.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_asg.py
index ec871d2593c..31a7bd1669f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_asg.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_asg.py
@@ -1416,16 +1416,12 @@ def main():
     replace_instances = module.params.get('replace_instances')
     replace_all_instances = module.params.get('replace_all_instances')
     region, ec2_url, aws_connect_params = get_aws_connection_info(module, boto3=True)
-    try:
-        connection = boto3_conn(module,
-                                conn_type='client',
-                                resource='autoscaling',
-                                region=region,
-                                endpoint=ec2_url,
-                                **aws_connect_params)
-    except (botocore.exceptions.NoCredentialsError, botocore.exceptions.ProfileNotFound) as e:
-        module.fail_json(msg="Can't authorize connection. Check your credentials and profile.",
-                         exceptions=traceback.format_exc(), **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(e.response))
+    connection = boto3_conn(module,
+                            conn_type='client',
+                            resource='autoscaling',
+                            region=region,
+                            endpoint=ec2_url,
+                            **aws_connect_params)
     changed = create_changed = replace_changed = False
 
     if state == 'present':
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/boto3_conn/aliases b/test/integration/targets/boto3_conn/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ef4b2067d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/boto3_conn/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cloud/aws
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/boto3_conn/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/boto3_conn/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d53973cedbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/boto3_conn/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+---
+# tasks file for test_ec2_asg
+
+- name: Test incomplete credentials with ec2_asg
+
+  block:
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    - name: test invalid profile
+      ec2_asg:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-asg"
+        region: "{{ aws_region }}"
+        profile: notavalidprofile
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      register: result
+
+    - name:
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - "'The config profile (notavalidprofile) could not be found' in result.msg"
+
+    - name: test partial credentials
+      ec2_asg:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-asg"
+        region: "{{ aws_region }}"
+        aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      register: result
+
+    - name:
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - "'Partial credentials found in explicit, missing: aws_secret_access_key' in result.msg"
+
+    - name: test without specifying region
+      ec2_asg:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-asg"
+        aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
+        aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
+        security_token: "{{ security_token }}"
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      register: result
+
+    - name:
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - result.msg == 'The ec2_asg module requires a region and none was found in configuration, environment variables or module parameters'
+
+    # ============================================================
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ec2_asg/aliases b/test/integration/targets/ec2_asg/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ef4b2067d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ec2_asg/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cloud/aws
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ec2_asg/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/ec2_asg/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9547e36e59b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ec2_asg/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+# defaults file for ec2_asg
+# Amazon Linux AMI 2017.09.0 (HVM), SSD Volume Type
+ec2_ami_image:
+  us-east-1: ami-8c1be5f6
+  us-east-2: ami-c5062ba0
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ec2_asg/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/ec2_asg/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79dc5650f4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ec2_asg/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+dependencies:
+  - boto3_conn
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ec2_asg/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/ec2_asg/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47f535ff234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ec2_asg/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,440 @@
+---
+# tasks file for test_ec2_asg
+
+- name: Test incomplete arguments with ec2_asg
+
+  block:
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    - name: test without specifying required module options
+      ec2_asg:
+        aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
+        aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
+        security_token: "{{ security_token }}"
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      register: result
+
+    - name: assert name is a required module option
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - "result.msg == 'missing required arguments: name'"
+
+- name: Run ec2_asg integration tests.
+
+  block:
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    # Set up the testing dependencies: VPC, subnet, security group, and two launch configurations
+
+    - name: set connection information for all tasks
+      set_fact:
+        aws_connection_info: &aws_connection_info
+          aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
+          aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
+          security_token: "{{ security_token }}"
+          region: "{{ aws_region }}"
+      no_log: yes
+
+    - name: Create VPC for use in testing
+      ec2_vpc_net:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-vpc"
+        cidr_block: 10.55.77.0/24
+        tags:
+          Name: Ansible Testing VPC
+        tenancy: default
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: testing_vpc
+
+    - name: Create internet gateway for use in testing
+      ec2_vpc_igw:
+        vpc_id: "{{ testing_vpc.vpc.id }}"
+        state: present
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: igw
+
+    - name: Create subnet for use in testing
+      ec2_vpc_subnet:
+        tags: "{{ resource_prefix }}-subnet"
+        state: present
+        vpc_id: "{{ testing_vpc.vpc.id }}"
+        cidr: 10.55.77.0/24
+        az: "{{ aws_region }}a"
+        resource_tags:
+          Name: Ansible Testing Subnet
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: testing_subnet
+
+    - name: create routing rules
+      ec2_vpc_route_table:
+        vpc_id: "{{ testing_vpc.vpc.id }}"
+        tags:
+          created: "{{ resource_prefix }}-route"
+        routes:
+          - dest: 0.0.0.0/0
+            gateway_id: "{{ igw.gateway_id }}"
+        subnets:
+          - "{{ testing_subnet.subnet.id }}"
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+
+    - name: create a security group with the vpc created in the ec2_setup
+      ec2_group:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-sg"
+        description: a security group for ansible tests
+        vpc_id: "{{ testing_vpc.vpc.id }}"
+        rules:
+          - proto: tcp
+            from_port: 22
+            to_port: 22
+            cidr_ip: 0.0.0.0/0
+          - proto: tcp
+            from_port: 80
+            to_port: 80
+            cidr_ip: 0.0.0.0/0
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: sg
+
+    - name: ensure launch configs exist
+      ec2_lc:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        assign_public_ip: true
+        image_id: "{{ ec2_ami_image[aws_region] }}"
+        user_data: |
+          #cloud-config
+          package_upgrade: true
+          package_update: true
+          packages:
+            - httpd
+          runcmd:
+            - "service httpd start"
+        security_groups: "{{ sg.group_id }}"
+        instance_type: t2.micro
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      with_items:
+        - "{{ resource_prefix }}-lc"
+        - "{{ resource_prefix }}-lc-2"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    - name: launch asg and wait for instances to be deemed healthy (no ELB)
+      ec2_asg:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-asg"
+        launch_config_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-lc"
+        desired_capacity: 1
+        min_size: 1
+        max_size: 1
+        vpc_zone_identifier: "{{ testing_subnet.subnet.id }}"
+        state: present
+        wait_for_instances: yes
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: output
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - "output.viable_instances == 1"
+
+    # - name: pause for a bit to make sure that the group can't be trivially deleted
+    #   pause: seconds=30
+    - name: kill asg
+      ec2_asg:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-asg"
+        state: absent
+        wait_timeout: 700
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      async: 300
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    - name: launch asg and do not wait for instances to be deemed healthy (no ELB)
+      ec2_asg:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-asg"
+        launch_config_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-lc"
+        desired_capacity: 1
+        min_size: 1
+        max_size: 1
+        vpc_zone_identifier: "{{ testing_subnet.subnet.id }}"
+        wait_for_instances: no
+        state: present
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: output
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+        - "output.viable_instances == 0"
+
+    - name: kill asg
+      ec2_asg:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-asg"
+        state: absent
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      async: 300
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    - name: load balancer name has to be less than 32 characters
+      # the 8 digit identifier at the end of resource_prefix helps determine during which test something
+      # was created
+      set_fact:
+        load_balancer_name: "{{ item }}-lb"
+      with_items: "{{ resource_prefix | regex_findall('.{8}$') }}"
+
+    - name: launch load balancer
+      ec2_elb_lb:
+        name: "{{ load_balancer_name }}"
+        state: present
+        security_group_ids:
+          - "{{ sg.group_id }}"
+        subnets: "{{ testing_subnet.subnet.id }}"
+        connection_draining_timeout: 60
+        listeners:
+          - protocol: http
+            load_balancer_port: 80
+            instance_port: 80
+        health_check:
+            ping_protocol: tcp
+            ping_port: 80
+            ping_path: "/"
+            response_timeout: 5
+            interval: 10
+            unhealthy_threshold: 4
+            healthy_threshold: 2
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: load_balancer
+
+    - name: launch asg and wait for instances to be deemed healthy (ELB)
+      ec2_asg:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-asg"
+        launch_config_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-lc"
+        health_check_type: ELB
+        desired_capacity: 1
+        min_size: 1
+        max_size: 1
+        health_check_period: 300
+        vpc_zone_identifier: "{{ testing_subnet.subnet.id }}"
+        load_balancers: "{{ load_balancer_name }}"
+        wait_for_instances: yes
+        wait_timeout: 900
+        state: present
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: output
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+        - "output.viable_instances == 1"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    # grow scaling group to 3
+
+    - name: add 2 more instances wait for instances to be deemed healthy (ELB)
+      ec2_asg:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-asg"
+        launch_config_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-lc"
+        health_check_type: ELB
+        desired_capacity: 3
+        min_size: 3
+        max_size: 5
+        health_check_period: 600
+        vpc_zone_identifier: "{{ testing_subnet.subnet.id }}"
+        load_balancers: "{{ load_balancer_name }}"
+        wait_for_instances: yes
+        wait_timeout: 1200
+        state: present
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: output
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+        - "output.viable_instances == 3"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    # # perform rolling replace with different launch configuration
+
+    - name: perform rolling update to new AMI
+      ec2_asg:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-asg"
+        launch_config_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-lc-2"
+        health_check_type: ELB
+        desired_capacity: 3
+        min_size: 1
+        max_size: 5
+        health_check_period: 900
+        load_balancers: "{{ load_balancer_name }}"
+        vpc_zone_identifier: "{{ testing_subnet.subnet.id }}"
+        wait_for_instances: yes
+        replace_all_instances: yes
+        wait_timeout: 1800
+        state: present
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: output
+
+    # ensure that all instances have new launch config
+    - assert:
+        that:
+        - "item.value.launch_config_name == '{{ resource_prefix }}-lc-2'"
+      with_dict: "{{ output.instance_facts }}"
+
+    # assert they are all healthy and that the rolling update resulted in the appropriate number of instances
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - "output.viable_instances == 3"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    # perform rolling replace with the original launch configuration
+
+    - name: perform rolling update to new AMI while removing the load balancer
+      ec2_asg:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-asg"
+        launch_config_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-lc"
+        health_check_type: EC2
+        desired_capacity: 3
+        min_size: 1
+        max_size: 5
+        health_check_period: 900
+        load_balancers: []
+        vpc_zone_identifier: "{{ testing_subnet.subnet.id }}"
+        wait_for_instances: yes
+        replace_all_instances: yes
+        wait_timeout: 1800
+        state: present
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: output
+
+    # ensure that all instances have new launch config
+    - assert:
+        that:
+        - "item.value.launch_config_name == '{{ resource_prefix }}-lc'"
+      with_dict: "{{ output.instance_facts }}"
+
+    # assert they are all healthy and that the rolling update resulted in the appropriate number of instances
+    # there should be the same number of instances as there were before the rolling update was performed
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - "output.viable_instances == 3"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+  always:
+
+    - name: kill asg
+      ec2_asg:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-asg"
+        state: absent
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: removed
+      until: removed is not failed
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      retries: 10
+
+    # Remove the testing dependencies
+
+    - name: remove the load balancer
+      ec2_elb_lb:
+        name: "{{ load_balancer_name }}"
+        state: absent
+        security_group_ids:
+          - "{{ sg.group_id }}"
+        subnets: "{{ testing_subnet.subnet.id }}"
+        wait: yes
+        connection_draining_timeout: 60
+        listeners:
+          - protocol: http
+            load_balancer_port: 80
+            instance_port: 80
+        health_check:
+            ping_protocol: tcp
+            ping_port: 80
+            ping_path: "/"
+            response_timeout: 5
+            interval: 10
+            unhealthy_threshold: 4
+            healthy_threshold: 2
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: removed
+      until: removed is not failed
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      retries: 10
+
+    - name: remove launch configs
+      ec2_lc:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-lc"
+        state: absent
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: removed
+      until: removed is not failed
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      retries: 10
+      with_items:
+        - "{{ resource_prefix }}-lc"
+        - "{{ resource_prefix }}-lc-2"
+
+    - name: remove the security group
+      ec2_group:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-sg"
+        description: a security group for ansible tests
+        vpc_id: "{{ testing_vpc.vpc.id }}"
+        state: absent
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: removed
+      until: removed is not failed
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      retries: 10
+
+    - name: remove routing rules
+      ec2_vpc_route_table:
+        state: absent
+        vpc_id: "{{ testing_vpc.vpc.id }}"
+        tags:
+          created: "{{ resource_prefix }}-route"
+        routes:
+          - dest: 0.0.0.0/0
+            gateway_id: "{{ igw.gateway_id }}"
+        subnets:
+          - "{{ testing_subnet.subnet.id }}"
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: removed
+      until: removed is not failed
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      retries: 10
+
+    - name: remove internet gateway
+      ec2_vpc_igw:
+        vpc_id: "{{ testing_vpc.vpc.id }}"
+        state: absent
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: removed
+      until: removed is not failed
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      retries: 10
+
+    - name: remove the subnet
+      ec2_vpc_subnet:
+        tags: "{{ resource_prefix }}-subnet"
+        state: absent
+        vpc_id: "{{ testing_vpc.vpc.id }}"
+        cidr: 10.55.77.0/24
+        az: "{{ aws_region }}a"
+        resource_tags:
+          Name: Ansible Testing Subnet
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: removed
+      until: removed is not failed
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      retries: 10
+
+    - name: remove the VPC
+      ec2_vpc_net:
+        name: "{{ resource_prefix }}-vpc"
+        cidr_block: 10.55.77.0/24
+        state: absent
+        tags:
+          Name: Ansible Testing VPC
+        tenancy: default
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: removed
+      until: removed is not failed
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      retries: 10
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ec2_asg/vars/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/ec2_asg/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d