diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipaautomember.py b/plugins/modules/ipaautomember.py
index 027140100e..eb5dec19ca 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipaautomember.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipaautomember.py
@@ -450,6 +450,10 @@ def main():
         commands = []
 
         for name in names:
+            _type = None
+            inclusive_add, inclusive_del = [], []
+            exclusive_add, exclusive_del = [], []
+
             # Make sure automember rule exists
             res_find = find_automember(ansible_module, name, automember_type)
 
@@ -495,16 +499,12 @@ def main():
                             transform_conditions(inclusive),
                             res_find.get("automemberinclusiveregex", [])
                         )
-                    else:
-                        inclusive_add, inclusive_del = [], []
 
                     if exclusive is not None:
                         exclusive_add, exclusive_del = gen_add_del_lists(
                             transform_conditions(exclusive),
                             res_find.get("automemberexclusiveregex", [])
                         )
-                    else:
-                        exclusive_add, exclusive_del = [], []
 
                 elif action == "member":
                     if res_find is None:
@@ -512,9 +512,7 @@ def main():
                             msg="No automember '%s'" % name)
 
                     inclusive_add = transform_conditions(inclusive or [])
-                    inclusive_del = []
                     exclusive_add = transform_conditions(exclusive or [])
-                    exclusive_del = []
 
                 for _inclusive in inclusive_add:
                     key, regex = _inclusive.split("=", 1)
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipadnsforwardzone.py b/plugins/modules/ipadnsforwardzone.py
index 93a31f5ec0..1397934eef 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipadnsforwardzone.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipadnsforwardzone.py
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ def main():
         operation = "add"
 
     invalid = []
+    wants_enable = False
+
     if state in ["enabled", "disabled"]:
         if action == "member":
             ansible_module.fail_json(
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipadnsrecord.py b/plugins/modules/ipadnsrecord.py
index f027791c8a..c8559c49eb 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipadnsrecord.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipadnsrecord.py
@@ -1605,6 +1605,8 @@ def main():
 
             res_find = find_dnsrecord(ansible_module, zone_name, name)
 
+            cmds = []
+
             if state == 'present':
                 cmds = define_commands_for_present_state(
                     ansible_module, zone_name, entry, res_find)