diff --git a/test/integration/targets/dpkg_selections/tasks/dpkg_selections.yaml b/test/integration/targets/dpkg_selections/tasks/dpkg_selections.yaml
index c263743f0de..f38e1f84aa9 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/dpkg_selections/tasks/dpkg_selections.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/dpkg_selections/tasks/dpkg_selections.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 
 - name: attempt to upgrade hello
   apt:
-    upgrade: dist
+    name: hello
+    state: latest
+  ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: check hello version
   shell: dpkg -s hello | grep Version | awk '{print $2}'
@@ -37,7 +39,8 @@
 
 - name: upgrade hello
   apt:
-    upgrade: dist
+    name: hello
+    state: latest
 
 - name: check hello version
   shell: dpkg -s hello | grep Version | awk '{print $2}'