diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/bulk_job_launch/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/bulk_job_launch/tasks/main.yml
index cd152a8eef29..f4a107ecfb50 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/bulk_job_launch/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/bulk_job_launch/tasks/main.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
       - result['job_info']['skip_tags'] == "skipbaz"
       - result['job_info']['limit'] == "localhost"
       - result['job_info']['job_tags'] == "Hello World"
-      - result['job_info']['inventory'] == {{ inventory_id }}
+      - result['job_info']['inventory'] == inventory_id | int
       - "result['job_info']['extra_vars'] == '{\"animal\": \"bear\", \"food\": \"carrot\"}'"
 
 # cleanup
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/job_list/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/job_list/tasks/main.yml
index 04495bfcba5a..b9e602cb4972 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/job_list/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/job_list/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ matching_jobs.count }} == 1"
+      - matching_jobs.count == 1
 
 - name: List failed jobs (which don't exist)
   job_list:
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-      - "{{ successful_jobs.count }} == 0"
+      - successful_jobs.count == 0
 
 - name: Get ALL result pages!
   job_list:
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/job_wait/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/job_wait/tasks/main.yml
index 60a53f209a79..cc38e171d3da 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/job_wait/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/job_wait/tasks/main.yml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         that:
           - wait_results is failed
           - 'wait_results.status == "canceled"'
-          - "wait_results.msg == 'Job with id {{ job.id }} failed' or 'Job with id={{ job.id }} failed, error: Job failed.'"
+          - "'Job with id ~ job.id failed' or 'Job with id= ~ job.id failed, error: Job failed.' is in wait_results.msg"
 
     # workflow wait test
     - name: Generate a random string for test
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/lookup_api_plugin/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/lookup_api_plugin/tasks/main.yml
index 511dc727552b..6fac5a0bce1f 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/lookup_api_plugin/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/lookup_api_plugin/tasks/main.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 
     - name: Get the ID of the first user created and verify that it is correct
       assert:
-        that: "{{ query(plugin_name, 'users', query_params={ 'username' : user_creation_results['results'][0]['item'] }, return_ids=True)[0] }} == {{ user_creation_results['results'][0]['id'] }}"
+        that: "query(plugin_name, 'users', query_params={ 'username' : user_creation_results['results'][0]['item'] }, return_ids=True)[0] ==  user_creation_results['results'][0]['id'] | string"
 
     - name: Try to get an ID of someone who does not exist
       set_fact:
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/lookup_rruleset/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/lookup_rruleset/tasks/main.yml
index 6ff771749e82..28ad1da96b25 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/lookup_rruleset/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/lookup_rruleset/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 - name: Call ruleset with no rules
   set_fact:
-    complex_rule: "{{ query(ruleset_plugin_name, '2022-04-30 10:30:45') }}"
+    complex_rule: "{{ query(ruleset_plugin_name | string, '2022-04-30 10:30:45') }}"
   ignore_errors: True
   register: results
 
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/schedule/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/schedule/tasks/main.yml
index 6f9eca1b33b6..c61785d3b756 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/schedule/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/schedule/tasks/main.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     - assert:
         that:
           - result is failed
-          - "'Unable to create schedule {{ sched1 }}' in result.msg"
+          - "'Unable to create schedule '~ sched1 in result.msg"
 
     - name: Create with options that the JT does not support
       schedule:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     - assert:
         that:
           - result is failed
-          - "'Unable to create schedule {{ sched1 }}' in result.msg"
+          - "'Unable to create schedule '~ sched1 in result.msg"
 
     - name: Build a real schedule
       schedule:
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/schedule_rrule/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/schedule_rrule/tasks/main.yml
index bf416b813dc0..af2d95300172 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/schedule_rrule/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/schedule_rrule/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 - name: Test too many params (failure from validation of terms)
   debug:
-    msg: "{{ query(plugin_name, 'none', 'weekly', start_date='2020-4-16 03:45:07') }}"
+    msg: "{{ query(plugin_name | string, 'none', 'weekly', start_date='2020-4-16 03:45:07') }}"
   ignore_errors: true
   register: result
 
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/workflow_launch/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/workflow_launch/tasks/main.yml
index a328b8380183..ce41c6bb87d7 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/workflow_launch/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/workflow_launch/tasks/main.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     - assert:
         that:
           - result is failed
-          - "'Monitoring of Workflow Job - {{ wfjt_name1 }} aborted due to timeout' in result.msg"
+          - "'Monitoring of Workflow Job - '~ wfjt_name1 ~ ' aborted due to timeout' in result.msg"
 
     - name: Kick off a workflow and wait for it
       workflow_launch: