diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_ntp.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_ntp.py
index 796cb8170ac..adb2ceed6e5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_ntp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_ntp.py
@@ -180,52 +180,56 @@ def get_ntp_source(module):
 def get_ntp_peer(module):
     command = 'show run | inc ntp.(server|peer)'
     ntp_peer_list = []
-    ntp = execute_show_command(
+    response = execute_show_command(
         command, module, command_type='cli_show_ascii')
-    if ntp:
-        ntp = ntp[0]
 
-        ntp_regex = (
-            ".*ntp\s(server\s(?P<address>\S+)|peer\s(?P<peer_address>\S+))"
-            "\s*((?P<prefer>prefer)\s*)?(use-vrf\s(?P<vrf_name>\S+)\s*)?"
-            "(key\s(?P<key_id>\d+))?.*"
+    if response:
+        if isinstance(response, list):
+            ntp = response[0]
+        else:
+            ntp = response
+        if ntp:
+            ntp_regex = (
+                ".*ntp\s(server\s(?P<address>\S+)|peer\s(?P<peer_address>\S+))"
+                "\s*((?P<prefer>prefer)\s*)?(use-vrf\s(?P<vrf_name>\S+)\s*)?"
+                "(key\s(?P<key_id>\d+))?.*"
             )
 
-        split_ntp = ntp.splitlines()
-        for peer_line in split_ntp:
-            ntp_peer = {}
-            try:
-                peer_address = None
-                vrf_name = None
-                prefer = None
-                key_id = None
-                match_ntp = re.match(ntp_regex, peer_line, re.DOTALL)
-                group_ntp = match_ntp.groupdict()
-
-                address = group_ntp["address"]
-                peer_address = group_ntp['peer_address']
-                prefer = group_ntp['prefer']
-                vrf_name = group_ntp['vrf_name']
-                key_id = group_ntp['key_id']
-
-                if prefer is not None:
-                    prefer = 'enabled'
-                else:
-                    prefer = 'disabled'
-
-                if address is not None:
-                    peer_type = 'server'
-                elif peer_address is not None:
-                    peer_type = 'peer'
-                    address = peer_address
-
-                args = dict(peer_type=peer_type, address=address, prefer=prefer,
-                            vrf_name=vrf_name, key_id=key_id)
-
-                ntp_peer = dict((k, v) for k, v in args.items())
-                ntp_peer_list.append(ntp_peer)
-            except AttributeError:
-                ntp_peer_list = []
+            split_ntp = ntp.splitlines()
+            for peer_line in split_ntp:
+                ntp_peer = {}
+                try:
+                    peer_address = None
+                    vrf_name = None
+                    prefer = None
+                    key_id = None
+                    match_ntp = re.match(ntp_regex, peer_line, re.DOTALL)
+                    group_ntp = match_ntp.groupdict()
+
+                    address = group_ntp["address"]
+                    peer_address = group_ntp['peer_address']
+                    prefer = group_ntp['prefer']
+                    vrf_name = group_ntp['vrf_name']
+                    key_id = group_ntp['key_id']
+
+                    if prefer is not None:
+                        prefer = 'enabled'
+                    else:
+                        prefer = 'disabled'
+
+                    if address is not None:
+                        peer_type = 'server'
+                    elif peer_address is not None:
+                        peer_type = 'peer'
+                        address = peer_address
+
+                    args = dict(peer_type=peer_type, address=address, prefer=prefer,
+                                vrf_name=vrf_name, key_id=key_id)
+
+                    ntp_peer = dict((k, v) for k, v in args.items())
+                    ntp_peer_list.append(ntp_peer)
+                except AttributeError:
+                    ntp_peer_list = []
 
     return ntp_peer_list
 
@@ -424,4 +428,3 @@ def main():
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
-