diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_user.py
index 5b66b124b17..18a798938d9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_user.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ commands:
 """
 
 import re
+import json
 
 from functools import partial
 
@@ -153,6 +154,14 @@ def validate_privilege(value, module):
         module.fail_json(msg='privilege must be between 1 and 15, got %s' % value)
 
 
+def user_del_cmd(username):
+    return json.dumps({
+        'command': 'no username %s' % username,
+        'prompt': 'This operation will remove all username related configurations with same name',
+        'answer': 'y'
+    })
+
+
 def map_obj_to_commands(updates, module):
     commands = list()
     state = module.params['state']
@@ -168,7 +177,7 @@ def map_obj_to_commands(updates, module):
         want, have = update
 
         if want['state'] == 'absent':
-            commands.append('no username %s' % want['name'])
+            commands.append(user_del_cmd(want['name']))
             continue
 
         if needs_update(want, have, 'view'):
@@ -185,7 +194,7 @@ def map_obj_to_commands(updates, module):
             if want['nopassword']:
                 add(commands, want, 'nopassword')
             else:
-                add(commands, want, 'no username %s nopassword' % want['name'])
+                add(commands, want, user_del_cmd(want['name']))
 
     return commands
 
@@ -336,14 +345,15 @@ def main():
         have_users = [x['name'] for x in have]
         for item in set(have_users).difference(want_users):
             if item != 'admin':
-                commands.append('no username %s' % item)
+                commands.append(user_del_cmd(item))
 
     result['commands'] = commands
 
     # the ios cli prevents this by rule so capture it and display
     # a nice failure message
-    if 'no username admin' in commands:
-        module.fail_json(msg='cannot delete the `admin` account')
+    for cmd in commands:
+        if 'no username admin' in cmd:
+            module.fail_json(msg='cannot delete the `admin` account')
 
     if commands:
         if not module.check_mode:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_user/tests/cli/basic.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_user/tests/cli/basic.yaml
index 9278d31114a..ac977e304d6 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ios_user/tests/cli/basic.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_user/tests/cli/basic.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 ---
+- name: tear down old users if they exist (Setup)
+  ios_user:
+    aggregate:
+      - name: ansibletest1
+      - name: ansibletest2
+      - name: ansibletest3
+    state: absent
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
 - name: Create user (SetUp)
   ios_user:
     name: ansibletest1
@@ -75,4 +86,6 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - 'result.changed == true'
-      - 'result.commands == ["no username ansibletest1", "no username ansibletest2", "no username ansibletest3"]'
+      - '"no username ansibletest1" in result.commands[0]'
+      - '"no username ansibletest2" in result.commands[1]'
+      - '"no username ansibletest3" in result.commands[2]'
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_user.py b/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_user.py
index bcc9fa6420b..5feaa50db2f 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_user.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/ios/test_ios_user.py
@@ -53,7 +53,17 @@ class TestIosUserModule(TestIosModule):
     def test_ios_user_delete(self):
         set_module_args(dict(name='ansible', state='absent'))
         result = self.execute_module(changed=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result['commands'], ['no username ansible'])
+        cmd = json.loads(
+            '{"answer": "y", ' +
+            '"prompt": "This operation will remove all username related ' +
+            'configurations with same name", "command": "no username ansible"}'
+        )
+
+        result_cmd = []
+        for i in result['commands']:
+            result_cmd.append(json.loads(i))
+
+        self.assertEqual(result_cmd, [cmd])
 
     def test_ios_user_password(self):
         set_module_args(dict(name='ansible', password='test'))
@@ -72,7 +82,17 @@ class TestIosUserModule(TestIosModule):
     def test_ios_user_purge(self):
         set_module_args(dict(purge=True))
         result = self.execute_module(changed=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result['commands'], ['no username ansible'])
+        cmd = json.loads(
+            '{"answer": "y", ' +
+            '"prompt": "This operation will remove all username related ' +
+            'configurations with same name", "command": "no username ansible"}'
+        )
+
+        result_cmd = []
+        for i in result['commands']:
+            result_cmd.append(json.loads(i))
+
+        self.assertEqual(result_cmd, [cmd])
 
     def test_ios_user_view(self):
         set_module_args(dict(name='ansible', view='test'))