diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_ipsec_policy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_ipsec_policy.py
index 4ad3b2c93d..b8dce6e541 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_ipsec_policy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_ipsec_policy.py
@@ -686,8 +686,9 @@ def main():
         supports_check_mode=spec.supports_check_mode,
     )
 
+    client = F5RestClient(**module.params)
+
     try:
-        client = F5RestClient(**module.params)
         mm = ModuleManager(module=module, client=client)
         results = mm.exec_module()
         cleanup_tokens(client)