diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/50298-redfish_utils_fix_reference_to_local_variable_systems_service.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/50298-redfish_utils_fix_reference_to_local_variable_systems_service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ce58f7c00f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/50298-redfish_utils_fix_reference_to_local_variable_systems_service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+- redfish_utils - fix reference to local variable 'systems_service'
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/redfish_utils.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/redfish_utils.py
index a3a3d389320..b3816755606 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/redfish_utils.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/redfish_utils.py
@@ -133,10 +133,14 @@ class RedfishUtils(object):
             if response['ret'] is False:
                 return response
             data = response['data']
-            for member in data[u'Members']:
-                systems_service = member[u'@odata.id']
-            self.systems_uri = systems_service
-            return {'ret': True}
+            if data.get(u'Members'):
+                for member in data[u'Members']:
+                    systems_service = member[u'@odata.id']
+                    self.systems_uri = systems_service
+                    return {'ret': True}
+            else:
+                return {'ret': False,
+                        'msg': "ComputerSystem's Members array is either empty or missing"}
 
     def _find_updateservice_resource(self, uri):
         response = self.get_request(self.root_uri + uri)