diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/aws_ssm-facts.yml b/changelogs/fragments/aws_ssm-facts.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f3e826d49f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/aws_ssm-facts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+trivial:
+- aws_ssm - Added gather_facts to connection plugin tests.
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/connection/test_connection.yml b/tests/integration/targets/connection/test_connection.yml
index a873c2b5526..87ed5851dbb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/connection/test_connection.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/connection/test_connection.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 
   ### test wait_for_connection plugin
   - wait_for_connection:
+      timeout: '{{ wait_for_timeout | default(100) }}'
+
+  - name: Gather facts
+    ansible.builtin.setup:
 
   ### raw with unicode arg and output
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_addressing/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_addressing/aliases
index 2f6a2beab2a..eb8e0b8914b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_addressing/aliases
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_addressing/aliases
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-time=20m
+time=10m
 
 cloud/aws
 connection_aws_ssm
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_amazon/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_amazon/aliases
index 2f6a2beab2a..eb8e0b8914b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_amazon/aliases
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_amazon/aliases
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-time=20m
+time=10m
 
 cloud/aws
 connection_aws_ssm
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_encrypted_s3/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_encrypted_s3/aliases
index 2f6a2beab2a..eb8e0b8914b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_encrypted_s3/aliases
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_encrypted_s3/aliases
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-time=20m
+time=10m
 
 cloud/aws
 connection_aws_ssm
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_fedora/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_fedora/aliases
index 2f6a2beab2a..eb8e0b8914b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_fedora/aliases
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_fedora/aliases
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-time=20m
+time=10m
 
 cloud/aws
 connection_aws_ssm
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_ssm_document/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_ssm_document/aliases
index 2f6a2beab2a..eb8e0b8914b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_ssm_document/aliases
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_ssm_document/aliases
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-time=20m
+time=10m
 
 cloud/aws
 connection_aws_ssm
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_ubuntu/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_ubuntu/aliases
index 2f6a2beab2a..eb8e0b8914b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_ubuntu/aliases
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_ubuntu/aliases
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-time=20m
+time=10m
 
 cloud/aws
 connection_aws_ssm
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_windows/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_windows/aliases
index a9f7ce49d36..eb8e0b8914b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_windows/aliases
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_windows/aliases
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-time=20m
+time=10m
 
-unstable
 cloud/aws
 connection_aws_ssm
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_windows/aws_ssm_integration_test_setup.yml b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_windows/aws_ssm_integration_test_setup.yml
index 4c8b6601e89..bc6bf3335d2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_windows/aws_ssm_integration_test_setup.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/connection_aws_ssm_windows/aws_ssm_integration_test_setup.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
     - role: ../setup_connection_aws_ssm
       vars:
         target_os: windows
+        wait_for_timeout: 200