diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/nxos_bugfixes.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/nxos_bugfixes.yaml
index a90119630e1..888bc5e1492 100644
--- a/changelogs/fragments/nxos_bugfixes.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/nxos_bugfixes.yaml
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ bugfixes:
 - nxos_logging - remove purge from nxos_logging doc, argspec (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/39947)
 - nxos_ping - Fix nxos_ping issues (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/40028)
 - nxos_vxlan_vtep_vni - Fix nxos_vxlan_vtep_vni test (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/39968)
+- nxos_snapshot - Fix logic for save_snapshot_locally (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/40227)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snapshot.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snapshot.py
index 93a172af17a..f095bc4e0e5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snapshot.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_snapshot.py
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ def main():
                 result['commands'] = action_results
                 result['changed'] = True
 
-            if action == 'create' and module.params['path']:
+            if action == 'create' and module.params['path'] and module.params['save_snapshot_locally']:
                 command = 'show snapshot | include {}'.format(module.params['snapshot_name'])
                 content = execute_show_command(command, module)[0]
                 if content:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_snapshot/tests/common/sanity.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_snapshot/tests/common/sanity.yaml
index 4f1e18f640c..5220d8d56e5 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/nxos_snapshot/tests/common/sanity.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_snapshot/tests/common/sanity.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
       action: create
       snapshot_name: test_snapshot1
       description: Ansible
+      save_snapshot_locally: true
       provider: "{{ connection }}"
 
   - name: create another snapshot
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
       show_command: show ip interface brief
       row_id: ROW_intf
       element_key1: intf-name
+      save_snapshot_locally: true
       provider: "{{ connection }}"
 
   - name: compare snapshots