diff --git a/tests/test_playbooks/inventory_plugin.yml b/tests/test_playbooks/inventory_plugin.yml
index 9305b22ec8..f1dd292961 100644
--- a/tests/test_playbooks/inventory_plugin.yml
+++ b/tests/test_playbooks/inventory_plugin.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
   vars:
     foreman_groups:
       - name: group_a
+        label: group_a
       - name: group_b
+        label: group_b
       - name: group_c
         label: group_b/group_c
         parent: group_b
diff --git a/tests/test_playbooks/inventory_plugin_ansible.yml b/tests/test_playbooks/inventory_plugin_ansible.yml
index 5e5e7c4bdd..ae6c31dd95 100644
--- a/tests/test_playbooks/inventory_plugin_ansible.yml
+++ b/tests/test_playbooks/inventory_plugin_ansible.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
   vars:
     foreman_groups:
       - name: group_a
+        label: group_a
       - name: group_b
+        label: group_b
       - name: group_c
         label: group_b/group_c
         parent: group_b
diff --git a/tests/test_playbooks/tasks/inventory_plugin_tests.yml b/tests/test_playbooks/tasks/inventory_plugin_tests.yml
index ad2e522c90..56dfdfdd89 100644
--- a/tests/test_playbooks/tasks/inventory_plugin_tests.yml
+++ b/tests/test_playbooks/tasks/inventory_plugin_tests.yml
@@ -1,47 +1,47 @@
 ---
 - name: test that all groups are present
   assert:
-    that: >
-      'foreman_{{ item.label | default(item.name) | regex_replace('/', '_') }}' in groups
+    that:
+      - "'foreman_{}'.format(item.label.replace('/', '_')) in in groups"
   with_items: "{{ foreman_groups }}"
 
 - name: test that all hosts are in the "all" group
   assert:
-    that: >
-      '{{ item.key }}' in groups['all']
+    that:
+      - "item.key in groups['all']"
   with_dict: "{{ foreman_hosts }}"
 
 - name: test that all hosts are in the correct hostgroup
   assert:
-    that: >
-      '{{ item.key }}' in groups['foreman_{{ item.value | regex_replace('/', '_') }}']
+    that:
+      - "item.key in groups['foreman_{}'.format(item.value.replace('/', '_'))]"
   with_dict: "{{ foreman_hosts }}"
 
 - name: dump all host details
   debug:
-    var: "hostvars['{{ item.key }}']"
+    var: "hostvars[item.key]"
   with_dict: "{{ foreman_hosts }}"
 
 - name: test that all hosts have the domain fact set
   assert:
     that: >
-      hostvars['{{ item.key }}']['foreman_facts']['domain']  == 'example.com'
+      hostvars[item.key]['foreman_facts']['domain']  == 'example.com'
   with_dict: "{{ foreman_hosts }}"
 
 - name: test that all hosts have the OS fact set
   assert:
     that: >
-      hostvars['{{ item.key }}']['foreman_facts']['operatingsystem']  == 'CentOS'
+      hostvars[item.key]['foreman_facts']['operatingsystem']  == 'CentOS'
   with_dict: "{{ foreman_hosts }}"
 
 - name: test that all hosts have the testparam1
   assert:
     that: >
-      hostvars['{{ item.key }}']['testparam1']  == 'testvalue1'
+      hostvars[item.key]['testparam1']  == 'testvalue1'
   with_dict: "{{ foreman_hosts }}"
 
 - name: test that all hosts have the testparam2
   assert:
     that: >
-      hostvars['{{ item.key }}']['testparam2']  == 'testvalue2'
+      hostvars[item.key]['testparam2']  == 'testvalue2'
   with_dict: "{{ foreman_hosts }}"