diff --git a/pkgs/ops-pkg/src/genie/libs/ops/interface/nxos/interface.py b/pkgs/ops-pkg/src/genie/libs/ops/interface/nxos/interface.py
index d208b8df9..8afeed808 100644
--- a/pkgs/ops-pkg/src/genie/libs/ops/interface/nxos/interface.py
+++ b/pkgs/ops-pkg/src/genie/libs/ops/interface/nxos/interface.py
@@ -464,11 +464,11 @@ def _match_keys(self, dic, match):
         if isinstance(dic, dict):
             for key, value in match.items():
                 for dic_key in dic:
-                    if key in dic[dic_key] and dic[dic_key][key] == value:
+                    if not isinstance(dic[dic_key], dict):
+                        pass
+                    elif key in dic[dic_key] and dic[dic_key][key] == value:
                         self.ret_dict.update(dic)
                         break
-                    elif not isinstance(dic[dic_key], dict):
-                        pass
                     else:
                         self._match_keys(dic=dic[dic_key], match=match)
         return(self.ret_dict)
diff --git a/pkgs/ops-pkg/src/genie/libs/ops/interface/nxos/rev1/interface.py b/pkgs/ops-pkg/src/genie/libs/ops/interface/nxos/rev1/interface.py
index d226f6612..fe81c32f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/ops-pkg/src/genie/libs/ops/interface/nxos/rev1/interface.py
+++ b/pkgs/ops-pkg/src/genie/libs/ops/interface/nxos/rev1/interface.py
@@ -485,11 +485,11 @@ def _match_keys(self, dic, match):
         if isinstance(dic, dict):
             for key, value in match.items():
                 for dic_key in dic:
-                    if key in dic[dic_key] and dic[dic_key][key] == value:
+                    if not isinstance(dic[dic_key], dict):
+                        pass
+                    elif key in dic[dic_key] and dic[dic_key][key] == value:
                         self.ret_dict.update(dic)
                         break
-                    elif not isinstance(dic[dic_key], dict):
-                        pass
                     else:
                         self._match_keys(dic=dic[dic_key], match=match)
-        return(self.ret_dict)
\ No newline at end of file
+        return(self.ret_dict)
diff --git a/pkgs/ops-pkg/src/genie/libs/ops/interface/nxos/tests/test_interface.py b/pkgs/ops-pkg/src/genie/libs/ops/interface/nxos/tests/test_interface.py
index 0cc116b14..9c839a83d 100644
--- a/pkgs/ops-pkg/src/genie/libs/ops/interface/nxos/tests/test_interface.py
+++ b/pkgs/ops-pkg/src/genie/libs/ops/interface/nxos/tests/test_interface.py
@@ -133,6 +133,22 @@ def test_incomplete_output(self):
         # Verify Ops was created successfully
         self.assertDictEqual(intf.info, expect_dict)
 
+    def test_match_keys_ignores_scalar_values(self):
+        intf = Interface(device=self.device)
+        intf.ret_dict = {}
+g
+        routing_dict = {
+            "route1": {
+                "interface": "Ethernet2/1",
+                "tag": 10,
+            },
+            "scalar": "not-a-dict",
+        }
+
+        intf._match_keys(dic=routing_dict, match={"interface": "Ethernet2/1"})
+
+        self.assertEqual(intf.ret_dict, routing_dict)
+
     def test_brief_output(self):
         self.maxDiff = None
         intf = InterfaceRev1(device=self.device)