diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/enos.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/enos.py
index f0c9c4bdef..5753505b4f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/enos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/enos.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.plugins.action.normal import ActionModule as _ActionModule
 from ansible.module_utils.enos import enos_provider_spec
 from ansible.module_utils.network_common import load_provider
+from ansible.module_utils.connection import Connection
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 
 
 try:
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ except ImportError:
 class ActionModule(_ActionModule):
 
     def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
+
+        socket_path = None
         if self._play_context.connection == 'local':
             provider = load_provider(enos_provider_spec, self._task.args)
             pc = copy.deepcopy(self._play_context)
@@ -79,5 +83,18 @@ class ActionModule(_ActionModule):
 
             task_vars['ansible_socket'] = socket_path
 
+        # make sure we are in the right cli context which should be
+        # enable mode and not config module or exec mode
+        if socket_path is None:
+            socket_path = self._connection.socket_path
+
+        conn = Connection(socket_path)
+        out = conn.get_prompt()
+        if to_text(out, errors='surrogate_then_replace').strip().endswith(')#'):
+            display.vvvv('In Config mode, sending exit to device', self._play_context.remote_addr)
+            conn.send_command('exit')
+        else:
+            conn.send_command('enable')
+
         result = super(ActionModule, self).run(tmp, task_vars)
         return result