diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_config.py
index 28412a6d45b..ae3ba07ab50 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_config.py
@@ -211,12 +211,23 @@ class ModuleManager(object):
             response = self.save()
             responses.append(response)
 
+        self._detect_errors(responses)
         changes = {
             'stdout': responses,
             'stdout_lines': self._to_lines(responses)
         }
         self.changes = Parameters(params=changes)
 
+    def _detect_errors(self, stdout):
+        errors = [
+            'Unexpected Error:'
+        ]
+
+        msg = [x for x in stdout for y in errors if y in x]
+        if msg:
+            # Error only contains the lines that include the error
+            raise F5ModuleError(' '.join(msg))
+
     def reset(self):
         if self.module.check_mode:
             return True
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_config.py b/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_config.py
index a4053fa8d47..e5c13d1b063 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_config.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_config.py
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ class TestManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # Override methods to force specific logic in the module to happen
         mm.exit_json = Mock(return_value=True)
-        mm.reset_device = Mock(return_value=True)
+        mm.reset_device = Mock(return_value='reset output')
         mm.upload_to_device = Mock(return_value=True)
         mm.move_on_device = Mock(return_value=True)
-        mm.merge_on_device = Mock(return_value=True)
+        mm.merge_on_device = Mock(return_value='merge output')
         mm.remove_temporary_file = Mock(return_value=True)
-        mm.save_on_device = Mock(return_value=True)
+        mm.save_on_device = Mock(return_value='save output')
 
         results = mm.exec_module()