diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/fortimanager/fortimanager.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/fortimanager/fortimanager.py
index fa6c21e9330..5a3875c2365 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/fortimanager/fortimanager.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/fortimanager/fortimanager.py
@@ -39,19 +39,23 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAS_PYFMGR = False
 
-# check for debug lib
-try:
-    from ansible.module_utils.network.fortimanager.fortimanager_debug import debug_dump
-    HAS_FMGR_DEBUG = True
-except ImportError:
-    HAS_FMGR_DEBUG = False
+# ACTIVE BUG WITH OUR DEBUG IMPORT CALL -- BECAUSE IT'S UNDER MODULE_UTILITIES
+# WHEN module_common.recursive_finder() runs under the module loader, it looks for this namespace debug import
+# and because it's not there, it always fails, regardless of it being under a try/catch here.
+# we're going to move it to a different namespace.
+# # check for debug lib
+# try:
+#     from ansible.module_utils.network.fortimanager.fortimanager_debug import debug_dump
+#     HAS_FMGR_DEBUG = True
+# except:
+#     HAS_FMGR_DEBUG = False
 
 
 # BEGIN HANDLER CLASSES
 class FortiManagerHandler(object):
-    def __init__(self, conn, check_mode=False):
+    def __init__(self, conn, module):
         self._conn = conn
-        self._check_mode = check_mode
+        self._module = module
         self._tools = FMGRCommon
 
     def process_request(self, url, datagram, method):
@@ -70,11 +74,12 @@ class FortiManagerHandler(object):
         """
         data = self._tools.format_request(method, url, **datagram)
         response = self._conn.send_request(method, data)
-        if HAS_FMGR_DEBUG:
-            try:
-                debug_dump(response, datagram, url, method)
-            except BaseException:
-                pass
+
+        # if HAS_FMGR_DEBUG:
+        #     try:
+        #         debug_dump(response, datagram, self._module.paramgram, url, method)
+        #     except BaseException:
+        #         pass
 
         return response