diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/junos.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/junos.py
index 092ced157be..ab0fb91459f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/junos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/junos.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def load_config(module, config, commit=False, comment=None,
         cmd = 'commit'
         if commit:
             cmd = 'commit confirmed'
-            if commit_timeout:
+            if confirm_timeout:
                 cmd +' %s' % confirm_timeout
         if comment:
             cmd += ' comment "%s"' % comment
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/_junos_template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/_junos_template.py
index 04adae0c5dc..4172bbfec0f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/_junos_template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/_junos_template.py
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'status': ['deprecated'],
-                    'supported_by': 'community',
-                    'version': '1.0'}
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {
+    'status': ['deprecated'],
+    'supported_by': 'community',
+    'version': '1.0'
+}
 
 
 DOCUMENTATION = """
@@ -108,10 +110,11 @@ EXAMPLES = """
     src: config.j2
     action: overwrite
 """
-import ansible.module_utils.junos
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import get_exception
-from ansible.module_utils.network import NetworkModule, NetworkError
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.junos import check_args, junos_argument_spec
+from ansible.module_utils.junos import get_configuration, load
+from ansible.module_utils.six import text_type
 
 DEFAULT_COMMENT = 'configured by junos_template'
 
@@ -127,9 +130,16 @@ def main():
         transport=dict(default='netconf', choices=['netconf'])
     )
 
+    argument_spec.update(junos_argument_spec)
+
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
+    warnings = list()
+    check_args(module, warnings)
+
+    result = {'changed': False, 'warnings': warnings}
+
     comment = module.params['comment']
     confirm = module.params['confirm']
     commit = not module.check_mode
@@ -141,18 +151,16 @@ def main():
         module.fail_json(msg="overwrite cannot be used when format is "
             "set per junos-pyez documentation")
 
-    results = {'changed': False}
-
-    if module.praams['backup']:
-        results['__backup__'] = unicode(get_configuration(module))
+    if module.params['backup']:
+        result['__backup__'] = text_type(get_configuration(module))
 
-    diff = load(module, src, **kwargs)
+    diff = load(module, src, action=action, commit=commit, format=fmt)
     if diff:
-        results['changed'] = True
+        result['changed'] = True
         if module._diff:
-            results['diff'] = {'prepared': diff}
+            result['diff'] = {'prepared': diff}
 
-    module.exit_json(**results)
+    module.exit_json(**result)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_config.py
index a7a7bd67b81..afe69ccad83 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_config.py
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ from xml.etree import ElementTree
 from ncclient.xml_ import to_xml
 
 from ansible.module_utils.junos import get_diff, load
+from ansible.module_utils.junos import junos_argument_spec
+from ansible.module_utils.junos import check_args as junos_check_args
 from ansible.module_utils.junos import locked_config, load_configuration
 from ansible.module_utils.junos import get_configuration
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.netcfg import NetworkConfig
 DEFAULT_COMMENT = 'configured by junos_config'
 
 def check_args(module, warnings):
+    junos_check_args(module, warnings)
     if module.params['zeroize']:
         module.fail_json(msg='argument zeroize is deprecated and no longer '
                 'supported, use junos_command instead')
@@ -252,7 +255,7 @@ def load_config(module):
 
     kwargs = {
         'confirm': module.params['confirm'] is not None,
-        'confirm_timeout': module.params['confirm_timeout'],
+        'confirm_timeout': module.params['confirm'],
         'comment': module.params['comment'],
         'commit': not module.check_mode,
     }
@@ -317,6 +320,8 @@ def main():
         zeroize=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
     )
 
+    argument_spec.update(junos_argument_spec)
+
     mutually_exclusive = [('lines', 'src', 'rollback')]
 
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_netconf.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_netconf.py
index 73510379653..8d9e912c2d6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_netconf.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos_netconf.py
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ def main():
         state=dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
     )
 
+    argument_spec.update(junos_argument_spec)
+
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/junos.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/junos.py
index 377217b23ad..bb4bac74523 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/junos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/junos.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ActionModule(_ActionModule):
 
         if self._play_context.connection != 'local':
             return dict(
-                fail=True,
+                failed=True,
                 msg='invalid connection specified, expected connection=local, '
                     'got %s' % self._play_context.connection
             )