diff --git a/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/changeport.yaml b/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/changeport.yaml
index 5f65da47781..aee2cae92ba 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/changeport.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/changeport.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - debug: msg="START netconf/changeport.yaml on connection={{ ansible_connection }}"
 
-
 - name: Setup
   junos_netconf:
     state: present
@@ -33,25 +32,16 @@
     seconds: 10
 
 - name: Ensure we can communicate over 8022
-  junos_command:
-    rpcs:
-    - get-software-information
-    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
-    port: 8022
-  connection: netconf
+  include: "{{ role_path }}/tests/utils/junos_command.yaml ansible_connection=netconf ansible_port=8022 is_ignore_errors=false"
 
 - name: wait for persistent socket to timeout
   pause:
     seconds: 120
 
+
 # This protects against the port override above not being honoured and a bug setting the port
 - name: Ensure we can NOT communicate over default port
-  junos_command:
-    rpcs: get-software-information
-    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
-  register: result
-  connection: netconf
-  ignore_errors: true
+  include: "{{ role_path }}/tests/utils/junos_command.yaml ansible_connection=netconf ansible_port=830 is_ignore_errors=true"
 
 - assert:
     that:
@@ -67,10 +57,6 @@
     seconds: 120
 
 - name: Ensure we can communicate over netconf
-  junos_command:
-    rpcs:
-    - get-software-information
-    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
-  connection: netconf
+  include: "{{ role_path }}/tests/utils/junos_command.yaml ansible_connection=netconf ansible_port=830 is_ignore_errors=false"
 
 - debug: msg="END netconf/changeport.yaml on connection={{ ansible_connection }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/netconf.yaml b/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/netconf.yaml
index 2c99163f9ca..95db4deeae6 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/netconf.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/cli/netconf.yaml
@@ -23,13 +23,9 @@
     seconds: 10
 
 - name: Ensure we can communicate over netconf
-  junos_command:
-    rpcs: get-software-information
-    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
-  connection: netconf
+  include: "{{ role_path }}/tests/utils/junos_command.yaml ansible_connection=netconf ansible_port=830 is_ignore_errors=false"
 
 # Disable netconf
-
 - name: Disable netconf
   junos_netconf:
     state: absent
@@ -53,12 +49,7 @@
     seconds: 120
 
 - name: Ensure we can NOT talk via netconf
-  junos_command:
-    rpcs: get-software-information
-    provider: "{{ netconf }}"
-  register: result
-  connection: netconf
-  ignore_errors: true
+  include: "{{ role_path }}/tests/utils/junos_command.yaml ansible_connection=netconf ansible_port=830 is_ignore_errors=true"
 
 - assert:
     that:
@@ -69,5 +60,4 @@
     state: present
   register: result
 
-
 - debug: msg="END netconf/netconfg.yaml on connection={{ ansible_connection }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/utils/junos_command.yaml b/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/utils/junos_command.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed6011aee86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/junos_netconf/tests/utils/junos_command.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+- name: run junos_command to check netconf connectivity
+  junos_command:
+    rpcs: get-software-information
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: "{{ is_ignore_errors }}"