diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
index aaea1a525c..677eeaedea 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
@@ -49,25 +49,22 @@ class CallbackBase:
             version = getattr(self, 'CALLBACK_VERSION', '1.0')
             self._display.vvvv('Loaded callback %s of type %s, v%s' % (name, ctype, version))
 
-    def _dump_results(self, result, indent=None, sort_keys=True, keep_invocation=None):
+    def _dump_results(self, result, indent=None, sort_keys=True, keep_invocation=False):
         if result.get('_ansible_no_log', False):
             return json.dumps(dict(censored="the output has been hidden due to the fact that 'no_log: true' was specified for this result"))
 
         if not indent and '_ansible_verbose_always' in result and result['_ansible_verbose_always']:
             indent = 4
 
+        # no_log trumps invocation
+        if '_ansible_no_log' in result and result['_ansible_no_log']:
+            keep_invocation = False
+
         # All result keys stating with _ansible_ are internal, so remove them from the result before we output anything.
         abridged_result = strip_internal_keys(result)
 
-        # Remove invocation unless verbosity is turned up or the specific
-        # callback wants to keep it
-        if keep_invocation is None:
-            if self._display.verbosity < 3:
-                keep_invocation = False
-            else:
-                keep_invocation = True
-
-        if not keep_invocation and 'invocation' in result:
+        # remove invocation unless specifically wanting it
+        if not keep_invocation and self._display.verbosity < 3 and 'invocation' in result:
             del abridged_result['invocation']
 
         return json.dumps(abridged_result, indent=indent, ensure_ascii=False, sort_keys=sort_keys)