diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/cli_parse_errors_return.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/cli_parse_errors_return.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b173ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/cli_parse_errors_return.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - Fix cli_parse template_path read error (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/pull/51).
diff --git a/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parser/textfsm_parser.py b/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parser/textfsm_parser.py
index 0bdf949e..3d1e19bb 100644
--- a/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parser/textfsm_parser.py
+++ b/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parser/textfsm_parser.py
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ def parse(self, *_args, **_kwargs):
         template_path = self._task_args.get("parser").get("template_path")
         if template_path and not os.path.isfile(template_path):
             return {
-                "error": "error while reading template_path file {file}".format(
+                "errors": "error while reading template_path file {file}".format(
                     file=template_path
                 )
             }
         try:
             template = open(self._task_args.get("parser").get("template_path"))
         except IOError as exc:
-            return {"error": to_native(exc)}
+            return {"errors": to_native(exc)}
 
         re_table = textfsm.TextFSM(template)
         fsm_results = re_table.ParseText(cli_output)
diff --git a/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parser/ttp_parser.py b/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parser/ttp_parser.py
index c1429fc6..bd8098d2 100644
--- a/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parser/ttp_parser.py
+++ b/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parser/ttp_parser.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def parse(self, *_args, **_kwargs):
         )
         if template_path and not os.path.isfile(template_path):
             return {
-                "error": "error while reading template_path file {file}".format(
+                "errors": "error while reading template_path file {file}".format(
                     file=template_path
                 )
             }
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parsers/test_textfsm_parser.py b/tests/unit/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parsers/test_textfsm_parser.py
index 9b4625ca..2d760977 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parsers/test_textfsm_parser.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parsers/test_textfsm_parser.py
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ def test_textfsm_parser_invalid_parser(self):
         }
         parser = CliParser(task_args=task_args, task_vars=[], debug=False)
         result = parser.parse()
-        error = {
-            "error": "error while reading template_path file {0}".format(
+        errors = {
+            "errors": "error while reading template_path file {0}".format(
                 fake_path
             )
         }
-        self.assertEqual(result, error)
+        self.assertEqual(result, errors)
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parsers/test_ttp_parser.py b/tests/unit/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parsers/test_ttp_parser.py
index 9a8ebab1..c4a7add1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parsers/test_ttp_parser.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/sub_plugins/cli_parsers/test_ttp_parser.py
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ def test_textfsm_parser_invalid_parser(self):
         }
         parser = CliParser(task_args=task_args, task_vars=[], debug=False)
         result = parser.parse()
-        error = {
-            "error": "error while reading template_path file {0}".format(
+        errors = {
+            "errors": "error while reading template_path file {0}".format(
                 fake_path
             )
         }
-        self.assertEqual(result, error)
+        self.assertEqual(result, errors)