diff --git a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_sys/ansible_collections/testns/coll_in_sys/plugins/modules/systestmodule.py b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_sys/ansible_collections/testns/coll_in_sys/plugins/modules/systestmodule.py
index b6fdf0bb3e6..dfafeac581a 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_sys/ansible_collections/testns/coll_in_sys/plugins/modules/systestmodule.py
+++ b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_sys/ansible_collections/testns/coll_in_sys/plugins/modules/systestmodule.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 import json
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_sys/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/maskedmodule.py b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_sys/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/maskedmodule.py
index cb80674870e..a5639ac3bb7 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_sys/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/maskedmodule.py
+++ b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_sys/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/maskedmodule.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 import json
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_sys/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/testmodule.py b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_sys/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/testmodule.py
index b6fdf0bb3e6..dfafeac581a 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_sys/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/testmodule.py
+++ b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_sys/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/testmodule.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 import json
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/ping.py b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/ping.py
index 58d3152f280..b820c10f344 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/ping.py
+++ b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/ping.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 import json
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/testmodule.py b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/testmodule.py
index d0220af9011..894f4c0640d 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/testmodule.py
+++ b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/testmodule.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 import json
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_base_mu_granular_nested_import.py b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_base_mu_granular_nested_import.py
index 4953df94839..dac8610d18b 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_base_mu_granular_nested_import.py
+++ b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_base_mu_granular_nested_import.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 import json
 import sys
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_leaf_mu_flat_import.py b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_leaf_mu_flat_import.py
index c9ec44d1153..a9fc2ab8523 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_leaf_mu_flat_import.py
+++ b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_leaf_mu_flat_import.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 import json
 import sys
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_leaf_mu_granular_import.py b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_leaf_mu_granular_import.py
index ed2ec41a1de..69cff31e712 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_leaf_mu_granular_import.py
+++ b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_leaf_mu_granular_import.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 import json
 import sys
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_leaf_mu_module_import_from.py b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_leaf_mu_module_import_from.py
index 1dd64c98398..80c8932cc8e 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_leaf_mu_module_import_from.py
+++ b/test/integration/targets/collections/collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll/plugins/modules/uses_leaf_mu_module_import_from.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 import json
 import sys
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/collections/collections/ansible_collections/testns/content_adj/plugins/modules/contentadjmodule.py b/test/integration/targets/collections/collections/ansible_collections/testns/content_adj/plugins/modules/contentadjmodule.py
index a154ac929b6..3e2fc156518 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/collections/collections/ansible_collections/testns/content_adj/plugins/modules/contentadjmodule.py
+++ b/test/integration/targets/collections/collections/ansible_collections/testns/content_adj/plugins/modules/contentadjmodule.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python
 
 import json
 
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/shebang.py b/test/sanity/code-smell/shebang.py
index 21e006eedac..0d50ff0fdcf 100755
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/shebang.py
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/shebang.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def main():
 
                 dirname = os.path.dirname(path)
 
-                if dirname.endswith('/library') or dirname in (
+                if dirname.endswith('/library') or dirname.endswith('/plugins/modules') or dirname in (
                     # non-standard module library directories
                     'test/integration/targets/module_precedence/lib_no_extension',
                     'test/integration/targets/module_precedence/lib_with_extension',