diff --git a/test/integration/targets/want_json_modules_posix/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/want_json_modules_posix/tasks/main.yml
index 1dacfd902dd..59ad0b7ca1e 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/want_json_modules_posix/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/want_json_modules_posix/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,5 +35,4 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - direct is failed
-      - |
-        direct.stdout == '{"msg": "No argument file provided", "failed": true}'
+      - 'direct.stdout | from_json == {"msg": "No argument file provided", "failed": true}'