diff --git a/plugins/lookup/nios_next_ip.py b/plugins/lookup/nios_next_ip.py
index 9b3dd8cd..287d009d 100644
--- a/plugins/lookup/nios_next_ip.py
+++ b/plugins/lookup/nios_next_ip.py
@@ -103,20 +103,20 @@ def run(self, terms, variables=None, **kwargs):
 
         provider = kwargs.pop('provider', {})
         wapi = WapiLookup(provider)
+        network_view = kwargs.get('network_view', 'default')
 
         if isinstance(ipaddress.ip_network(network), ipaddress.IPv6Network):
             object_type = 'ipv6range' if kwargs.get('use_range', False) else 'ipv6network'
         else:
             object_type = 'range' if kwargs.get('use_range', False) else 'network'
 
-        network_obj = wapi.get_object(object_type, {'network': network})
+        network_obj = wapi.get_object(object_type, {'network': network, 'network_view': network_view})
 
         if network_obj is None:
             raise AnsibleError('unable to find network object %s' % network)
 
         num = kwargs.get('num', 1)
         exclude_ip = kwargs.get('exclude', [])
-        network_view = kwargs.get('network_view', 'default')
 
         ref_list = [network['_ref'] for network in network_obj if network['network_view'] == network_view]
         if not ref_list: