diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/messaging/rabbitmq_vhost.py b/lib/ansible/modules/messaging/rabbitmq_vhost.py
index bc85d92ec92..59d8e61a2dc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/messaging/rabbitmq_vhost.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/messaging/rabbitmq_vhost.py
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ class RabbitMqVhost(object):
         vhosts = self._exec(['list_vhosts', 'name', 'tracing'], True)
 
         for vhost in vhosts:
+            if '\t' not in vhost:
+                continue
+
             name, tracing = vhost.split('\t')
             if name == self.name:
                 self._tracing = self.module.boolean(tracing)