diff --git a/test/integration/targets/copy/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/copy/meta/main.yml
index 07faa217762..06d4fd29de2 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/copy/meta/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/copy/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 dependencies:
   - prepare_tests
+  - setup_nobody
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/file/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/file/meta/main.yml
index 07faa217762..06d4fd29de2 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/file/meta/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/file/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 dependencies:
   - prepare_tests
+  - setup_nobody
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/setup_nobody/handlers/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/setup_nobody/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d02efbb035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/setup_nobody/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+- name: remove nobody user
+  user:
+    name: nobody
+    state: absent
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/setup_nobody/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/setup_nobody/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc0e4fe87b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/setup_nobody/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+- name: create nobody user
+  user:
+    name: nobody
+    create_home: no
+    state: present
+  notify: remove nobody user
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/template/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/template/meta/main.yml
index 07faa217762..06d4fd29de2 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/template/meta/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/template/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 dependencies:
   - prepare_tests
+  - setup_nobody