diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_pester/aliases b/test/integration/targets/win_pester/aliases
index 2ad273c515a..ee0ed5974e9 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/win_pester/aliases
+++ b/test/integration/targets/win_pester/aliases
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 windows/ci/group2
-unstable
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_pester/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/win_pester/defaults/main.yml
index a7f3b90269c..01f2c282bbc 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/win_pester/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/win_pester/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,2 @@
 ---
-local_test_files:
-  - files/test01.test.ps1
-  - files/test02.test.ps1
-remote_test_files:
-  - test01.test.ps1
-  - test02.test.ps1
-fake_remote_test_file: C:\Pester\fake_test.test.ps1
-fake_remote_folder: C:\Fake_Pester
-remote_test_folder: 
-  - C:\Pester\
-  - C:\Pester
\ No newline at end of file
+test_win_pester_path: C:\ansible\win_pester
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_pester/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/win_pester/tasks/main.yml
index d7512754524..1b1d9b6edd3 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/win_pester/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/win_pester/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,117 +1,51 @@
 ---
-- name: Get facts
-  setup:
-
-- name: Add Pester module
-  win_psmodule:
-    name: Pester
-    state: present
-  when: ansible_powershell_version >= 5
-
-- name: Add Pester module with Chocolatey
-  win_chocolatey:
-    name: Pester
-    state: present
-  when: ansible_powershell_version < 5
-
-- name: Copy test file(s)
-  win_copy:
-    src: "{{ item }}"
-    dest: "{{ remote_test_folder[0] }}"
-  with_items: "{{local_test_files}}"
-
-- name: Run Pester test(s) specifying a fake test file
-  win_pester:
-    path: "{{ fake_remote_test_file }}"
-  register: result
-  ignore_errors: yes
-
-- name: Assert result
-  assert:
-    that: 
-      - result.failed == true
-
-- name: Run Pester test(s) specifying a fake folder
-  win_pester:
-    path: "{{ fake_remote_folder }}"
-  register: result
-  ignore_errors: yes
-
-- name: Assert result
-  assert:
-    that: 
-      - result.failed == true
-
-- name: Run Pester test(s) specifying a test file and a higher pester version
-  win_pester:
-    path: "{{ remote_test_folder[0] }}{{ remote_test_files[0] }}"
-    minimum_version: 6.0.0
-  register: result
-  ignore_errors: yes
-
-- name: Assert result
-  assert:
-    that: 
-      - result.failed == true
-
-- name: Run Pester test(s) specifying a test file
-  win_pester:
-    path: "{{ remote_test_folder[0] }}{{ remote_test_files[0] }}"
-  register: result
-
-- name: Assert result
-  assert:
-    that: 
-      - result.failed == false
-      - result.output.TotalCount == 1
-
-- name: Run Pester test(s) specifying a test file and with a minimum mandatory Pester version
-  win_pester:
-    path: "{{ remote_test_folder[0] }}{{ remote_test_files[0] }}"
-    minimum_version: 3.0.0
-  register: result
-
-- name: Assert result
-  assert:
-    that: 
-      - result.failed == false
-      - result.output.TotalCount == 1
-
-- name: Run Pester test(s) located in a folder. Folder path end with '\'
-  win_pester:
-    path: "{{ remote_test_folder[0] }}"
-  register: result
-
-- name: Assert result 
-  assert:
-    that: 
-      - result.failed == false
-      - result.output.TotalCount == 2
-
-- name: Run Pester test(s) located in a folder. Folder path does not end with '\' 
-  win_pester:
-    path: "{{ remote_test_folder[1] }}"
-  register: result
-
-- name: Assert result 
-  assert:
-    that: 
-      - result.failed == false
-      - result.output.TotalCount == 2
-
-- name: Run Pester test(s) located in a folder and with a minimum mandatory Pester version
-  win_pester:
-    path: "{{ remote_test_folder[0] }}"
-    minimum_version: 3.0.0
-  register: result
-
-- name: Assert result 
-  assert:
-    that: 
-      - result.failed == false
-      - result.output.TotalCount == 2
-
-- name: Delete test folder
+- name: create test folder
   win_file:
-    path: "{{ remote_test_folder[0] }}"
-    state: absent
\ No newline at end of file
+    path: '{{test_win_pester_path}}\Modules'
+    state: directory
+
+- name: download Pester module from S3 bucket
+  win_get_url:
+    # this was downloaded straight off the Pester GitHub release page and uploaded to the S3 bucket
+    # https://github.com/pester/Pester/releases 
+    url: 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/ansible-ci-files/test/integration/roles/test_win_pester/Pester-4.3.1.zip'
+    dest: '{{test_win_pester_path}}\Pester-4.3.1.zip'
+
+- name: unzip Pester module
+  win_unzip:
+    src: '{{test_win_pester_path}}\Pester-4.3.1.zip'
+    dest: '{{test_win_pester_path}}\Modules'
+
+- name: rename extracted zip to match module name
+  win_shell: Rename-Item -Path '{{test_win_pester_path}}\Modules\Pester-4.3.1' -NewName Pester
+
+- name: add custom Pester location to the PSModulePath
+  win_path:
+    name: PSModulePath
+    scope: machine
+    state: present
+    elements:
+    - '{{test_win_pester_path}}\Modules'
+
+- name: copy test files
+  win_copy:
+    src: files/
+    dest: '{{test_win_pester_path}}\'
+
+- block:
+  - name: run Pester tests
+    include_tasks: test.yml
+
+  always:
+  - name: remove custom pester location on the PSModulePath
+    win_path:
+      name: PSModulePath
+      scope: machine
+      state: absent
+      elements:
+      - '{{test_win_pester_path}}\Modules'
+    
+  - name: delete test folder
+    win_file:
+      path: '{{test_win_pester_path}}'
+      state: absent
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_pester/tasks/test.yml b/test/integration/targets/win_pester/tasks/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..71e775d12a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/win_pester/tasks/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+---
+- name: Run Pester test(s) specifying a fake test file
+  win_pester:
+    path: '{{test_win_pester_path}}\fakefile.ps1'
+  register: fake_file
+  failed_when: '"Cannot find file or directory: ''" + test_win_pester_path + "\\fakefile.ps1'' as it does not exist" not in fake_file.msg'
+
+- name: Run Pester test(s) specifying a fake folder
+  win_pester:
+    path: '{{test_win_pester_path }}\fakedir'
+  register: fake_folder
+  failed_when: '"Cannot find file or directory: ''" + test_win_pester_path + "\\fakedir'' as it does not exist" not in fake_folder.msg'
+
+- name: Run Pester test(s) specifying a test file and a higher pester version
+  win_pester:
+    path: '{{test_win_pester_path}}\test01.test.ps1'
+    minimum_version: '6.0.0'
+  register: invalid_version
+  failed_when: '"Pester version is not greater or equal to 6.0.0" not in invalid_version.msg'
+
+- name: Run Pester test(s) specifying a test file
+  win_pester:
+    path: '{{test_win_pester_path}}\test01.test.ps1'
+  register: file_result
+
+- name: assert Run Pester test(s) specify a test file
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - file_result.changed
+    - not file_result.failed
+    - file_result.output.TotalCount == 1
+
+- name: Run Pester test(s) specifying a test file and with a minimum mandatory Pester version
+  win_pester:
+    path: '{{test_win_pester_path}}\test01.test.ps1'
+    minimum_version: 3.0.0
+  register: file_result_with_version
+
+- name: assert Run Pester test(s) specifying a test file and a minimum mandatory Pester version
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - file_result_with_version.changed
+    - not file_result_with_version.failed
+    - file_result_with_version.output.TotalCount == 1
+
+- name: Run Pester test(s) located in a folder. Folder path end with '\'
+  win_pester:
+    path: '{{test_win_pester_path}}\'
+  register: dir_with_ending_slash
+
+- name: assert Run Pester test(s) located in a folder. Folder path end with '\'
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - dir_with_ending_slash.changed
+    - not dir_with_ending_slash.failed
+    - dir_with_ending_slash.output.TotalCount == 2
+
+- name: Run Pester test(s) located in a folder. Folder path does not end with '\' 
+  win_pester:
+    path: '{{test_win_pester_path}}'
+  register: dir_without_ending_slash
+
+- name: assert Run Pester test(s) located in a folder. Folder does not end with '\'
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - dir_without_ending_slash.changed
+    - not dir_without_ending_slash.failed
+    - dir_without_ending_slash.output.TotalCount == 2
+
+- name: Run Pester test(s) located in a folder and with a minimum mandatory Pester version
+  win_pester:
+    path: '{{test_win_pester_path}}'
+    minimum_version: 3.0.0
+  register: dir_with_version
+
+- name: assert Run Pester test(s) located in a folder and with a minimum mandatory Pester version
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - dir_with_version.changed
+    - not dir_with_version.failed
+    - dir_with_version.output.TotalCount == 2