diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/image_policy/update.py b/plugins/module_utils/image_policy/update.py
index adecc51c2..c2894b664 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/image_policy/update.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/image_policy/update.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def _build_payloads_to_commit(self):
             updated_payload.pop("imageName", None)
             updated_payload.pop("platformPolicies", None)
             self._payloads_to_commit.append(copy.deepcopy(updated_payload))
-        msg = f"self._payloads to commit: {json.dumps(self._payloads_to_commit, indent=4, sort_keys=True)}"
+        msg = f"self._payloads_to_commit: {json.dumps(self._payloads_to_commit, indent=4, sort_keys=True)}"
         self.log.debug(msg)
 
     def _send_payloads(self):
@@ -381,8 +381,9 @@ def payload(self):
     @payload.setter
     def payload(self, value):
         self._verify_payload(value)
-        self.properties["payloads"] = [value]
         self.properties["payload"] = value
+        # ImagePolicyUpdateCommon expects a list of payloads
+        self.properties["payloads"] = [value]
 
     def commit(self):
         """
@@ -394,11 +395,9 @@ def commit(self):
             msg += "payload must be set prior to calling commit."
             self.ansible_module.fail_json(msg, **self.failed_result)
 
-        # ImagePolicyUpdateCommon expects a list of payloads
-        self.payloads = [self.payload]
         self._build_payloads_to_commit()
 
-        if not self._payloads_to_commit:
+        if len(self._payloads_to_commit) == 0:
             return
         self._send_payloads()
         self._process_responses()
diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/dcnm/dcnm_image_policy/fixtures/all_policies_ImagePolicies.json b/tests/unit/modules/dcnm/dcnm_image_policy/fixtures/all_policies_ImagePolicies.json
index b11f6fd76..d577b57f9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/dcnm/dcnm_image_policy/fixtures/all_policies_ImagePolicies.json
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/dcnm/dcnm_image_policy/fixtures/all_policies_ImagePolicies.json
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@
             "rpmimages": null
         }
     },
+    "test_image_policy_update_00034a": {},
     "test_image_policy_update_00035a": {
         "KR5M": {
             "agnostic": false,
diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/dcnm/dcnm_image_policy/fixtures/payloads_ImagePolicyUpdate.json b/tests/unit/modules/dcnm/dcnm_image_policy/fixtures/payloads_ImagePolicyUpdate.json
index dd54ba7ea..a63853490 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/dcnm/dcnm_image_policy/fixtures/payloads_ImagePolicyUpdate.json
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/dcnm/dcnm_image_policy/fixtures/payloads_ImagePolicyUpdate.json
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@
             "policyType": "PLATFORM",
             "rpmimages": "mtx-grpctunnel-2.1.0.0-10.4.1.lib32_64_n9000"
     },
+    "test_image_policy_update_00034a": {
+        "agnostic": false,
+        "epldImgName": "n9000-epld.10.3.2.F.img",
+        "nxosVersion": "10.3.1_nxos64-cs_64bit",
+        "packageName": "mtx-openconfig-all-2.0.0.0-10.4.1.src.rpm",
+        "platform": "N9K",
+        "policyDescr": "image policy of 10.3(3)F",
+        "policyName": "FOO",
+        "policyType": "PLATFORM",
+        "rpmimages": "mtx-grpctunnel-2.1.0.0-10.4.1.lib32_64_n9000"
+    },
     "test_image_policy_update_00035a": {
             "agnostic": false,
             "epldImgName": "n9000-epld.10.2.5.M.img",
diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/dcnm/dcnm_image_policy/test_image_policy_update.py b/tests/unit/modules/dcnm/dcnm_image_policy/test_image_policy_update.py
index ca722af40..b214bad03 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/dcnm/dcnm_image_policy/test_image_policy_update.py
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/dcnm/dcnm_image_policy/test_image_policy_update.py
@@ -256,6 +256,46 @@ def test_image_policy_update_00033(image_policy_update) -> None:
         instance.commit()
 
 
+def test_image_policy_update_00034(monkeypatch, image_policy_update) -> None:
+    """
+    Classes and Methods
+    - ImagePolicyUpdateCommon
+        - _build_payloads_to_commit()
+    - ImagePolicyUpdate
+        - payload setter
+        - commit()
+
+    Summary
+    Verify that commit() returns without doing anything when payloads
+    is set to a policy that does not exist on the controller.
+
+    Setup
+    -   ImagePolicies().all_policies, is mocked to indicate that no policies
+        exist on the controller.
+    -   ImagePolicyUpdate().payload is set to a policy (FOO) that does not
+        exist on the controller
+
+    Test
+    -   ImagePolicyUpdate().commit returns without doing anything
+    -   ImagePolicyUpdate()._payloads_to_commit is an empty list
+    -   ImagePolicyUpdate().changed is False
+    -   ImagePolicyUpdate().failed is False
+    """
+    key = "test_image_policy_update_00034a"
+
+    with does_not_raise():
+        instance = image_policy_update
+        instance.payload = payloads_image_policy_update(key)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(instance, "_image_policies", MockImagePolicies(key))
+
+    with does_not_raise():
+        instance.commit()
+    assert instance._payloads_to_commit == []
+    assert instance.changed is False
+    assert instance.failed is False
+
+
 def test_image_policy_update_00035(monkeypatch, image_policy_update) -> None:
     """
     Classes and Methods