diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_user.py
index 8d6c6867de..392397d447 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/nxos/nxos_user.py
@@ -221,7 +221,10 @@ def parse_password(data):
 
 
 def parse_roles(data):
-    configured_roles = data.get('TABLE_role')['ROW_role']
+    configured_roles = None
+    if 'TABLE_role' in data:
+        configured_roles = data.get('TABLE_role')['ROW_role']
+
     roles = list()
     if configured_roles:
         for item in to_list(configured_roles):