diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipaconfig.py b/plugins/modules/ipaconfig.py
index 9b4a9625988682cab2f54f6c86d43caf990cab35..e97e364785dd0a4c61fa0a7e23253dc02ea4c109 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipaconfig.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipaconfig.py
@@ -254,8 +254,7 @@ config:
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.ansible_freeipa_module import temp_kinit, \
     temp_kdestroy, valid_creds, api_connect, api_command_no_name, \
-    compare_args_ipa, module_params_get
-import ipalib.errors
+    compare_args_ipa, module_params_get, ipalib_errors
 
 
 def config_show(module):
@@ -464,7 +463,7 @@ def main():
                         exit_args[k] = (v[0] == "TRUE")
                     else:
                         exit_args[k] = v
-    except ipalib.errors.EmptyModlist:
+    except ipalib_errors.EmptyModlist:
         changed = False
     except Exception as e:
         ansible_module.fail_json(msg="%s %s" % (params, str(e)))