diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/ios/providers/cli/config/bgp/process.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/ios/providers/cli/config/bgp/process.py
index 32bc7c6c19e..d74cf92773c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/ios/providers/cli/config/bgp/process.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/ios/providers/cli/config/bgp/process.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class Provider(CliProvider):
         existing_as = None
         if config:
             match = re.search(r'router bgp (\d+)', config, re.M)
-            existing_as = match.group(1)
+            if match:
+                existing_as = match.group(1)
 
         operation = self.params['operation']
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_bgp.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_bgp.py
index 1b6d88db981..604033486fe 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_bgp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_bgp.py
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ def main():
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
     try:
-        result = module.edit_config(config_filter='| section bgp')
+        result = module.edit_config(config_filter='| section ^router bgp')
     except Exception as exc:
         module.fail_json(msg=to_text(exc))
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_bgp/tests/cli/basic.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_bgp/tests/cli/basic.yaml
index fa0f8b20b7a..8dd0bfe3ab0 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ios_bgp/tests/cli/basic.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_bgp/tests/cli/basic.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,62 @@
   ignore_errors: yes
 
 - block:
+    
+  - name: Add fake config with 'bgp' string
+    ios_config:
+      match: none
+      replace: block
+      lines:
+      - "no ip access-list extended BGP_ACL"
+      - "ip access-list extended BGP_ACL"
+      - "permit tcp any any eq bgp"
+
+  - name: Try delete fake bgp config
+    register: result
+    ios_bgp:
+      operation: delete
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+
+  - name: Clean fake config with 'bgp' string
+    ios_config:
+      match: none
+      replace: block
+      lines:
+      - "no ip access-list extended BGP_ACL"
+
+  - name: Add fake bgp-like config
+    ios_config:
+      match: none
+      replace: block
+      lines:
+      - "no ip access-list extended BGP_ACL_2"
+      - "ip access-list extended BGP_ACL_2"
+      - "remark router bgp 64496"
+      - "remark neighbor 192.0.2.10 remote-as 64496"
+      - "remark neighbor 192.0.2.10 shutdown"
+      - "remark address-family ipv4"
+      - "remark neighbor 192.0.2.10 activate"
+      - "remark exit-address-family"
+      - "permit tcp any any eq bgp"
+
+  - name: Try delete fake bgp-like config
+    register: result
+    ios_bgp:
+      operation: delete
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+
+  - name: Clean fake bgp-like config
+    ios_config:
+      match: none
+      replace: block
+      lines:
+      - "no ip access-list extended BGP_ACL_2"
 
   - name: Configure BGP with AS 64496 and a router-id
     ios_bgp: &config