diff --git a/docs/ansible_detailed.rst b/docs/ansible_detailed.rst
index b395bc25e..e6f7b42c4 100644
--- a/docs/ansible_detailed.rst
+++ b/docs/ansible_detailed.rst
@@ -247,6 +247,15 @@ Noteworthy Differences
   part of the core library, and should therefore be straightforward to fix as
   part of 0.2.x.
 
+* Connection and become timeouts are applied differently. Mitogen may consider
+  a connection to have timed out, when Ansible would have waited longer or
+  indefinately. For example if SSH authentication completes within the
+  timeout, but execution of login scripts exceeds it - then Mitogen will
+  consider the task to have timed out and that host to have failed.
+
+..
+    tests/ansible/integration/ssh/timeouts.yml covers (some of) this behaviour.
+
 ..
     * SSH and ``become`` are treated distinctly when applying timeouts, and
     timeouts apply up to the point when the new interpreter is ready to accept
diff --git a/tests/ansible/bench/file_transfer.yml b/tests/ansible/bench/file_transfer.yml
index 09534af5c..1c8dce79b 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/bench/file_transfer.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/bench/file_transfer.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-
 - name: bench/file_transfer.yml
   hosts: test-targets
   tasks:
-
   - name: Make 32MiB file
     delegate_to: localhost
+    run_once: true
     shell: openssl rand 33554432 > /tmp/bigfile.in
+    args:
+      creates: /tmp/bigfile.in
 
   - name: Make 320MiB file
     delegate_to: localhost
+    run_once: true
     shell: >
       cat
       /tmp/bigfile.in
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@
       /tmp/bigfile.in
       /tmp/bigfile.in
       > /tmp/bigbigfile.in
+    args:
+      creates: /tmp/bigbigfile.in
 
   - name: Delete SSH file is present.
     file:
@@ -36,17 +40,20 @@
     copy:
       src: /tmp/bigfile.in
       dest: /tmp/bigfile.out
+      mode: ugo=rw
 
   - name: Copy 320MiB file via SSH
     copy:
       src: /tmp/bigbigfile.in
       dest: /tmp/bigbigfile.out
+      mode: ugo=rw
 
   - name: Delete localhost sudo file if present.
     file:
       path: "{{item}}"
       state: absent
     delegate_to: localhost
+    run_once: true
     become: true
     with_items:
     - /tmp/bigfile.out
@@ -56,21 +63,51 @@
 
   - name: Copy 32MiB file via localhost sudo
     delegate_to: localhost
+    run_once: true
     become: true
     copy:
       src: /tmp/bigfile.in
       dest: /tmp/bigfile.out
+      mode: ugo=rw
     tags:
       - requires_local_sudo
 
   - name: Copy 320MiB file via localhost sudo
     delegate_to: localhost
+    run_once: true
     become: true
     copy:
       src: /tmp/bigbigfile.in
       dest: /tmp/bigbigfile.out
+      mode: ugo=rw
     tags:
       - requires_local_sudo
 
+  - name: Local cleanup
+    file:
+      path: "{{ item.path }}"
+      state: absent
+    loop:
+      - /tmp/bigfile.in
+      - /tmp/bigfile.out
+      - /tmp/bigbigfile.in
+      - /tmp/bigbigfile.out
+    delegate_to: localhost
+    run_once: true
+    tags:
+      - cleanup_local
+      - cleanup
+
+  - name: Target cleanup
+    file:
+      path: "{{ item.path }}"
+      state: absent
+    loop:
+      - /tmp/bigfile.out
+      - /tmp/bigbigfile.out
+    tags:
+      - cleanup_target
+      - cleanup
+
   tags:
   - resource_intensive
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/action/copy.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/action/copy.yml
index 5dadff9aa..73f3bd1ef 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/action/copy.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/action/copy.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         content:
           this is a tiny file.
       delegate_to: localhost
+      run_once: true
 
     - name: Create large file
       copy:
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
         # Must be larger than Connection.SMALL_SIZE_LIMIT.
         content: "{% for x in range(200000) %}x{% endfor %}"
       delegate_to: localhost
+      run_once: true
 
     - name: Cleanup copied files
       file:
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/action/fixup_perms2__copy.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/action/fixup_perms2__copy.yml
index fa4765f81..662247c68 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/action/fixup_perms2__copy.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/action/fixup_perms2__copy.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
     - name: Create local weird mode file
       delegate_to: localhost
+      run_once: true
       copy:
         content: "weird mode"
         dest: "/tmp/weird-mode"
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/action/synchronize.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/action/synchronize.yml
index aa87deafc..13c2113af 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/action/synchronize.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/action/synchronize.yml
@@ -24,18 +24,21 @@
         path: /tmp/sync-test
         state: absent
       delegate_to: localhost
+      run_once: true
 
     - name: Create sync-test
       file:
         path: /tmp/sync-test
         state: directory
       delegate_to: localhost
+      run_once: true
 
     - name: Create syn-test item
       copy:
         dest: /tmp/sync-test/item
         content: "item!"
       delegate_to: localhost
+      run_once: true
 
     # TODO: https://github.com/dw/mitogen/issues/692
     # - file:
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/connection/_cleanup_file.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/connection/_cleanup_file.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1b862558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/connection/_cleanup_file.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+- name: Cleanup local file
+  file:
+    path: /tmp/{{ file_name }}
+    state: absent
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  run_once: true
+  tags:
+    - cleanup_local
+    - cleanup
+
+- name: Cleanup target file
+  file:
+    path: /tmp/{{ file_name }}.out
+    state: absent
+  tags:
+    - cleanup_target
+    - cleanup
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/connection/_put_file.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/connection/_put_file.yml
index fb5c60144..07837db81 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/connection/_put_file.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/connection/_put_file.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
----
-
 - name: Create {{ file_name }}
-  shell: dd if=/dev/urandom of=/tmp/{{ file_name }} bs=1024 count={{ file_size }}
-  args:
+  command:
+    cmd: dd if=/dev/urandom of=/tmp/{{ file_name }} bs=1024 count={{ file_size_kib }}
     creates: /tmp/{{file_name}}
   delegate_to: localhost
+  run_once: true
 
 - name: Copy {{ file_name }}
   copy:
     dest: /tmp/{{file_name}}.out
     src: /tmp/{{file_name}}
+    mode: "{{ file_mode }}"
 
 - name: Stat created {{ file_name }}
   stat: path=/tmp/{{ file_name }}
   register: original
   delegate_to: localhost
+  run_once: true
 
 - name: Stat copied {{ file_name }}
   stat: path=/tmp/{{ file_name }}.out
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/connection/disconnect_during_module.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/connection/disconnect_during_module.yml
index 926291dfe..5aca75d01 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/connection/disconnect_during_module.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/connection/disconnect_during_module.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
   - name: Run _disconnect_during_module.yml
     delegate_to: localhost
+    environment:
+      ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: "{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
     command: |
       ansible-playbook
       {% for inv in ansible_inventory_sources %}
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/connection/put_large_file.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/connection/put_large_file.yml
index c70e033d2..e6f5f6454 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/connection/put_large_file.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/connection/put_large_file.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
   gather_facts: no
   vars:
     file_name: large-file
-    file_size: 512
+    file_size_kib: 512
+    file_mode: u=rw,go=
   tasks:
     - include_tasks: _put_file.yml
+    - include_tasks: _cleanup_file.yml
   tags:
     - put_file
     - put_large_file
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/connection/put_small_file.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/connection/put_small_file.yml
index 2dc100a1f..06c41673c 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/connection/put_small_file.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/connection/put_small_file.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
   gather_facts: no
   vars:
     file_name: small-file
-    file_size: 123
+    file_size_kib: 123
+    file_mode: u=rw,go=
   tasks:
     - include_tasks: _put_file.yml
+    - include_tasks: _cleanup_file.yml
   tags:
     - put_file
     - put_small_file
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/playbook_semantics/delegate_to.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/playbook_semantics/delegate_to.yml
index c8d9e6071..61b4d03df 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/playbook_semantics/delegate_to.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/playbook_semantics/delegate_to.yml
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
 - name: integration/playbook_semantics/delegate_to.yml
   hosts: test-targets
+  vars:
+    local_path: "/tmp/delegate_to.{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt"
   tasks:
     #
     # delegate_to, no sudo
     #
     - name: "delegate_to, no sudo"
       copy:
-        dest: /tmp/delegate_to.yml.txt
+        dest: "{{ local_path }}"
         content: "Hello, world."
-      register: out
+        mode: u=rw,go=r
       delegate_to: localhost
 
     - name: "delegate_to, no sudo"
       assert:
-        that: "lookup('file', '/tmp/delegate_to.yml.txt') == 'Hello, world.'"
+        that:
+          - lookup('file', local_path) == 'Hello, world.'
+        fail_msg: "{{ lookup('file', local_path) }}"
 
     - name: "delegate_to, no sudo"
       file:
-        path: /tmp/delegate_to.yml.txt
+        path: "{{ local_path }}"
         state: absent
       delegate_to: localhost
 
@@ -27,18 +31,20 @@
     #
     - name: "connection:local, no sudo"
       copy:
-        dest: /tmp/delegate_to.yml.txt
+        dest: "{{ local_path }}"
         content: "Hello, world."
-      register: out
+        mode: u=rw,go=r
       connection: local
 
     - name: "connection:local, no sudo"
       assert:
-        that: "lookup('file', '/tmp/delegate_to.yml.txt') == 'Hello, world.'"
+        that:
+          - lookup('file', local_path) == 'Hello, world.'
+        fail_msg: "{{ lookup('file', local_path) }}"
 
     - name: "connection:local, no sudo"
       file:
-        path: /tmp/delegate_to.yml.txt
+        path: "{{ local_path }}"
         state: absent
       connection: local
 
@@ -47,7 +53,10 @@
     # delegate_to, sudo
     #
     - name: "delegate_to, sudo"
-      shell: whoami > /tmp/delegate_to.yml.txt
+      shell: |
+        whoami > "{{ local_path }}"
+      args:
+        creates: "{{ local_path }}"
       delegate_to: localhost
       become: true
       tags:
@@ -55,13 +64,15 @@
 
     - name: "delegate_to, sudo"
       assert:
-        that: "lookup('file', '/tmp/delegate_to.yml.txt') == 'root'"
+        that:
+          - lookup('file', local_path) == 'root'
+        fail_msg: "{{ lookup('file', local_path) }}"
       tags:
         - requires_local_sudo
 
     - name: "delegate_to, sudo"
       file:
-        path: /tmp/delegate_to.yml.txt
+        path: "{{ local_path }}"
         state: absent
       delegate_to: localhost
       become: true
@@ -73,7 +84,10 @@
     # connection:local, sudo
     #
     - name: "connection:local, sudo"
-      shell: whoami > /tmp/delegate_to.yml.txt
+      shell: |
+        whoami > "{{ local_path }}"
+      args:
+        creates: "{{ local_path }}"
       connection: local
       become: true
       tags:
@@ -81,13 +95,15 @@
 
     - name: "connection:local, sudo"
       assert:
-        that: "lookup('file', '/tmp/delegate_to.yml.txt') == 'root'"
+        that:
+          - lookup('file', local_path) == 'root'
+        fail_msg: "{{ lookup('file', local_path) }}"
       tags:
         - requires_local_sudo
 
     - name: "connection:local, sudo"
       file:
-        path: /tmp/delegate_to.yml.txt
+        path: "{{ local_path }}"
         state: absent
       connection: local
       become: true
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/process/unix_socket_cleanup.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/process/unix_socket_cleanup.yml
index b5d40b7d1..eb6720d31 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/process/unix_socket_cleanup.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/process/unix_socket_cleanup.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   - shell: >
       ANSIBLE_STRATEGY=mitogen_linear
       ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS="-o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -o PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa"
+      ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY="{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
       ansible -m shell -c local -a whoami
       {% for inv in ansible_inventory_sources %}
       -i "{{ inv }}"
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/runner/missing_module.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/runner/missing_module.yml
index 979cdf21b..d72614632 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/runner/missing_module.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/runner/missing_module.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-
 - name: integration/runner/missing_module.yml
   hosts: test-targets[0]
   connection: local
   tasks:
     - name: Run missing_module
       connection: local
+      environment:
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: "{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
       command: |
-        ansible -vvv
+        ansible
         {% for inv in ansible_inventory_sources %}
         -i "{{ inv }}"
         {% endfor %}
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@
       args:
         chdir: ../..
       register: out
+      changed_when: false
+      check_mode: false
       ignore_errors: true
 
     - assert:
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/timeouts.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/timeouts.yml
index a7691bc32..09ac00064 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/timeouts.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/timeouts.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 # Ensure 'ssh' connections time out correctly.
+# mitogen__slow_user performs a long sleep in ~/.profile.
+# Mitogen counts this time towards the connection timeout. Ansible doesn't.
+# ansible_python_interpreter=python3000 is an optimisation, to avoid waiting
+# on the timeout multiple times (e.g. interpreter discovery).
 
 - name: integration/ssh/timeouts.yml
   hosts: test-targets
+  gather_facts: false
   tasks:
     - include_tasks: ../_mitogen_only.yml
 
@@ -9,17 +14,21 @@
       connection: local
       environment:
         ANSIBLE_SSH_TIMEOUT: 10
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: "{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
       command: |
-        ansible -vvv
+        ansible
         {% for inv in ansible_inventory_sources %}
         -i "{{ inv }}"
         {% endfor %}
-        test-targets
-        -m custom_python_detect_environment
+        "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+        -m ping
         -e ansible_user=mitogen__slow_user -e ansible_password=slow_user_password
+        -e ansible_python_interpreter=python3000
       args:
         chdir: ../..
       register: out
+      changed_when: false
+      check_mode: false
       ignore_errors: true
 
     - name: Verify connection timeout occurred
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/variables.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/variables.yml
index f51509db3..d2fa683b3 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/variables.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/variables.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         ANSIBLE_ANY_ERRORS_FATAL=false
         ANSIBLE_STRATEGY=mitogen_linear
         ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS="-o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -o PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa"
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY="{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
         ansible -m shell -a whoami
         {% for inv in ansible_inventory_sources %}
         -i "{{ inv }}"
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
         ANSIBLE_ANY_ERRORS_FATAL=false
         ANSIBLE_STRATEGY=mitogen_linear
         ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS="-o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -o PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa"
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY="{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
         ansible -m shell -a whoami
         {% for inv in ansible_inventory_sources %}
         -i "{{ inv }}"
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@
         test-targets
         -e ansible_ssh_user=mitogen__has_sudo
         -e ansible_ssh_pass=wrong_password
+        -e ansible_python_interpreter=python3000
       args:
         chdir: ../..
       register: out
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@
         ANSIBLE_ANY_ERRORS_FATAL=false
         ANSIBLE_STRATEGY=mitogen_linear
         ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS="-o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -o PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa"
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY="{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
         ansible -m shell -a whoami
         {% for inv in ansible_inventory_sources %}
         -i "{{ inv }}"
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@
         ANSIBLE_ANY_ERRORS_FATAL=false
         ANSIBLE_STRATEGY=mitogen_linear
         ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS="-o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -o PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa"
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY="{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
         ansible -m shell -a whoami
         {% for inv in ansible_inventory_sources %}
         -i "{{ inv }}"
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@
         test-targets
         -e ansible_user=mitogen__has_sudo
         -e ansible_ssh_pass=wrong_password
+        -e ansible_python_interpreter=python3000
       args:
         chdir: ../..
       register: out
@@ -98,6 +104,7 @@
         ANSIBLE_ANY_ERRORS_FATAL=false
         ANSIBLE_STRATEGY=mitogen_linear
         ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS="-o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -o PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa"
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY="{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
         ansible -m shell -a whoami
         {% for inv in ansible_inventory_sources %}
         -i "{{ inv }}"
@@ -114,6 +121,7 @@
         ANSIBLE_ANY_ERRORS_FATAL=false
         ANSIBLE_STRATEGY=mitogen_linear
         ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS="-o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -o PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa"
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY="{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
         ansible -m shell -a whoami
         {% for inv in ansible_inventory_sources %}
         -i "{{ inv }}"
@@ -121,6 +129,7 @@
         test-targets
         -e ansible_user=mitogen__has_sudo
         -e ansible_password=wrong_password
+        -e ansible_python_interpreter=python3000
       args:
         chdir: ../..
       register: out
@@ -142,6 +151,7 @@
         ANSIBLE_ANY_ERRORS_FATAL=false
         ANSIBLE_STRATEGY=mitogen_linear
         ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS="-o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -o PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa"
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY="{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
         ansible -m shell -a whoami
         {% for inv in ansible_inventory_sources %}
         -i "{{ inv }}"
@@ -158,6 +168,7 @@
         ANSIBLE_ANY_ERRORS_FATAL=false
         ANSIBLE_STRATEGY=mitogen_linear
         ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS="-o HostKeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -o PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa"
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY="{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
         ansible -m shell -a whoami
         {% for inv in ansible_inventory_sources %}
         -i "{{ inv }}"
@@ -165,6 +176,7 @@
         test-targets
         -e ansible_user=mitogen__has_sudo
         -e ansible_ssh_private_key_file=/dev/null
+        -e ansible_python_interpreter=python3000
       args:
         chdir: ../..
       register: out
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/strategy/mixed_vanilla_mitogen.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/strategy/mixed_vanilla_mitogen.yml
index d183564fb..4220ed4cd 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/strategy/mixed_vanilla_mitogen.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/strategy/mixed_vanilla_mitogen.yml
@@ -3,24 +3,26 @@
   hosts: test-targets[0]
   tasks:
     - connection: local
+      environment:
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: "{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
       command: |
         ansible-playbook
         {% for inv in ansible_inventory_sources %}
         -i "{{ inv }}"
         {% endfor %}
-        -vvv
         integration/strategy/_mixed_mitogen_vanilla.yml
       args:
         chdir: ../..
       register: out
 
     - connection: local
+      environment:
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: "{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
       command: |
         ansible-playbook
         {% for inv in ansible_inventory_sources %}
         -i "{{ inv }}"
         {% endfor %}
-        -vvv
         integration/strategy/_mixed_vanilla_mitogen.yml
       args:
         chdir: ../..
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/stub_connections/setns_lxc.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/stub_connections/setns_lxc.yml
index 889a15e9e..f8d6bfc56 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/stub_connections/setns_lxc.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/stub_connections/setns_lxc.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     - include_tasks: _end_play_if_not_sudo_linux.yml
 
     - name: Run stub-lxc-info.py
+      environment:
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: "{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
       command: |
         sudo -nE "{{lookup('env', 'VIRTUAL_ENV')}}/bin/ansible"
         -i localhost,
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/stub_connections/setns_lxd.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/stub_connections/setns_lxd.yml
index 81a52dbb3..5aba96c5f 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/stub_connections/setns_lxd.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/stub_connections/setns_lxd.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     - include_tasks: _end_play_if_not_sudo_linux.yml
 
     - name: Run ansible stub-lxc.py
+      environment:
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: "{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
       command: |
         sudo -nE "{{lookup('env', 'VIRTUAL_ENV')}}/bin/ansible"
         -i localhost,
diff --git a/tests/ansible/regression/issue_140__thread_pileup.yml b/tests/ansible/regression/issue_140__thread_pileup.yml
index 1f614634f..163440a51 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/regression/issue_140__thread_pileup.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/regression/issue_140__thread_pileup.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
   - name: Create file tree
     connection: local
+    run_once: true
     shell: >
       mkdir /tmp/filetree.in;
       seq -f /tmp/filetree.in/%g 1 1000 | xargs touch;
@@ -21,17 +22,30 @@
     file:
       state: directory
       path: /tmp/filetree.out
+      mode: u=rwx,go=rx
 
   - name: Trigger nasty process pileup
     copy:
       src: "{{item.src}}"
       dest: "/tmp/filetree.out/{{item.path}}"
-      mode: 0644
+      mode: u=rw,go=r
     with_filetree: /tmp/filetree.in
     when: item.state == 'file'
     loop_control:
       label: "/tmp/filetree.out/{{ item.path }}"
 
+  - name: Cleanup local file tree
+    connection: local
+    run_once: true
+    file:
+      path: /tmp/filetree.in
+      state: absent
+
+  - name: Cleanup remote file tree
+    file:
+      path: /tmp/filetree.out
+      state: absent
+
   tags:
   - resource_intensive
   - issue_140
diff --git a/tests/ansible/regression/issue_152__local_action_wrong_interpreter.yml b/tests/ansible/regression/issue_152__local_action_wrong_interpreter.yml
index fe7f5f42c..dd86775df 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/regression/issue_152__local_action_wrong_interpreter.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/regression/issue_152__local_action_wrong_interpreter.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 # can test for.
 
 - name: regression/issue_152__local_action_wrong_interpreter.yml
-  hosts: test-targets
+  hosts: test-targets[0]
   connection: local
   tasks:
-
     - name: Create /tmp/issue_152_interpreter.sh
       copy:
         dest: /tmp/issue_152_interpreter.sh
diff --git a/tests/ansible/regression/issue_615__streaming_transfer.yml b/tests/ansible/regression/issue_615__streaming_transfer.yml
index 43aa1343d..6fe52d55d 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/regression/issue_615__streaming_transfer.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/regression/issue_615__streaming_transfer.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,14 @@
           shell: |
             dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/512mb.zero bs=1048576 count=512;
             chmod go= /tmp/512mb.zero
+          args:
+            creates: /tmp/512mb.zero
 
         - name: Fetch /tmp/512mb.zero
           fetch:
             src: /tmp/512mb.zero
-            dest: /tmp/fetch-out
+            dest: /tmp/fetch-{{ inventory_hostname }}-512mb.zero
+            flat: true
 
         - name: Cleanup /tmp/512mb.zero
           file:
@@ -27,11 +30,10 @@
 
         - name: Cleanup fetched file
           file:
-            path: /tmp/fetch-out
+            path: /tmp/fetch-{{ inventory_hostname }}-512mb.zero
             state: absent
           become: false
           delegate_to: localhost
-          run_once: true
   tags:
     - issue_615
     - mitogen_only
diff --git a/tests/ansible/regression/issue_952__ask_become_pass.yml b/tests/ansible/regression/issue_952__ask_become_pass.yml
index da269e2da..a0b92ff2f 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/regression/issue_952__ask_become_pass.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/regression/issue_952__ask_become_pass.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Test --ask-become-pass
       delegate_to: localhost
+      environment:
+        ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: "{{ ansible_verbosity }}"
       expect:
         command: >
           ansible-playbook