diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_config/tests/common/toplevel_nonidempotent.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_config/tests/common/toplevel_nonidempotent.yaml
index e950a97430c..3bd8a4172b0 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/nxos_config/tests/common/toplevel_nonidempotent.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_config/tests/common/toplevel_nonidempotent.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 - name: setup
   nxos_config:
-    lines: hostname {{ inventory_hostname_short }}
+    lines: hostname switch
     provider: "{{ connection }}"
     match: none
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 - name: teardown
   nxos_config:
-    lines: hostname {{ inventory_hostname_short }}
+    lines: hostname switch
     provider: "{{ connection }}"
     match: none