diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/f5_utils.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/f5_utils.py
index 567f7e8616..e237253e1c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/f5_utils.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/f5_utils.py
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class AnsibleF5Client(object):
         :return:
         :raises iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
         """
-        self.client.api = self._get_mgmt_root(
+        self.api = self._get_mgmt_root(
             self.f5_product_name, **self._connect_params
         )