diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/ipaddress.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/ipaddress.py
index d6e781b926c..db4f5ac62f5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/ipaddress.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/ipaddress.py
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ class _BaseNetwork(_IPAddressBase):
         try:
             # Always false if one is v4 and the other is v6.
             if a._version != b._version:
-                raise TypeError("%s and %s are not of the same version" (a, b))
+                raise TypeError("%s and %s are not of the same version" % (a, b))
             return (b.network_address <= a.network_address and
                     b.broadcast_address >= a.broadcast_address)
         except AttributeError:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/aci/msc.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/aci/msc.py
index 99e159ffa86..62e5d951249 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/aci/msc.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/aci/msc.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class MSCModule(object):
         if len(objs) == 0:
             return {}
         if len(objs) > 1:
-            self.fail_json('More than one object matches unique filter: {1}'.format(kwargs))
+            self.fail_json(msg='More than one object matches unique filter: {0}'.format(kwargs))
         return objs[0]
 
     def sanitize(self, updates, collate=False):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/lambda_event.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/lambda_event.py
index 5930f6aefe5..37442bdc5f3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/lambda_event.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/lambda_event.py
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ def main():
     if module.params['event_source'].lower() in ('stream', 'sqs'):
         results = lambda_event_stream(module, aws)
     else:
-        module.fail_json('Please select `stream` or `sqs` as the event type')
+        module.fail_json(msg='Please select `stream` or `sqs` as the event type')
 
     module.exit_json(**results)
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/get_url.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/get_url.py
index 62f1844af40..2e55e001906 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/get_url.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/get_url.py
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ def main():
                     checksum = None
 
                 if checksum is None:
-                    module.fail_json("Unable to find a checksum for file '%s' in '%s'" % (filename, checksum_url))
+                    module.fail_json(msg="Unable to find a checksum for file '%s' in '%s'" % (filename, checksum_url))
             # Remove any non-alphanumeric characters, including the infamous
             # Unicode zero-width space
             checksum = re.sub(r'\W+', '', checksum).lower()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_pool_member.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_pool_member.py
index 50d4b9bcd16..88429f4ebdd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_pool_member.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_pool_member.py
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ class ModuleManager(object):
 
     def exists(self):
         if not self.pool_exist():
-            F5ModuleError('The specified pool does not exist')
+            raise F5ModuleError('The specified pool does not exist')
 
         uri = "https://{0}:{1}/mgmt/tm/ltm/pool/{2}/members/{3}".format(
             self.client.provider['server'],
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/onyx/onyx_igmp_interface.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/onyx/onyx_igmp_interface.py
index a067ef2cd5e..3a20da3d827 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/onyx/onyx_igmp_interface.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/onyx/onyx_igmp_interface.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class OnyxIgmpInterfaceModule(BaseOnyxModule):
         self._required_config = dict(module_params)
         match = self.IF_NAME_REGEX.match(self._required_config["name"])
         if not match:
-            AttributeError("Please Insert Valide Interface Name")
+            raise AttributeError("Please Insert Valid Interface Name")
 
         self.validate_param_values(self._required_config)
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/storage/netapp/netapp_e_iscsi_interface.py b/lib/ansible/modules/storage/netapp/netapp_e_iscsi_interface.py
index 54939c75c9e..31a2c0a5d66 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/storage/netapp/netapp_e_iscsi_interface.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/storage/netapp/netapp_e_iscsi_interface.py
@@ -226,20 +226,20 @@ class IscsiInterface(object):
             self.module.fail_json(msg="The provided mtu is invalid, it must be > 1500 and < 9000 bytes.")
 
         if self.config_method == 'dhcp' and any([self.address, self.subnet_mask, self.gateway]):
-            self.module.fail_json(
-                'A config_method of dhcp is mutually exclusive with the address, subnet_mask, and gateway options.')
+            self.module.fail_json(msg='A config_method of dhcp is mutually exclusive with the address,'
+                                      ' subnet_mask, and gateway options.')
 
         # A relatively primitive regex to validate that the input is formatted like a valid ip address
         address_regex = re.compile(r'\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}')
 
         if self.address and not address_regex.match(self.address):
-            self.module.fail_json("An invalid ip address was provided for address.")
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="An invalid ip address was provided for address.")
 
         if self.subnet_mask and not address_regex.match(self.subnet_mask):
-            self.module.fail_json("An invalid ip address was provided for subnet_mask.")
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="An invalid ip address was provided for subnet_mask.")
 
         if self.gateway and not address_regex.match(self.gateway):
-            self.module.fail_json("An invalid ip address was provided for gateway.")
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="An invalid ip address was provided for gateway.")
 
     @property
     def interfaces(self):