diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/tasks/subcommands.yml b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/tasks/subcommands.yml
index ba4ecbbafe..1d0d8ee1c0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/tasks/subcommands.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/tasks/subcommands.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@
     that:
       - cmd.stdout == "dummy2"
 
+- name: Get dummymain alternatives output
+  command:
+    argv: '{{ alternatives_command }} --display dummymain'
+  register: result
+
+- name: Print result
+  debug:
+    var: result.stdout_lines
+
 - name: Subcommands are not removed if not specified
   alternatives:
     name: dummymain
@@ -75,4 +84,13 @@
   assert:
     that:
       - cmd.rc == 2
-      - '"No such file" in cmd.msg'
\ No newline at end of file
+      - '"No such file" in cmd.msg'
+
+- name: Get dummymain alternatives output
+  command:
+    argv: '{{ alternatives_command }} --display dummymain'
+  register: result
+
+- name: Print result
+  debug:
+    var: result.stdout_lines
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Debian.yml b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Debian.yml
index 1e83283e4d..d2cdd0cd0e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Debian.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
 alternatives_dir: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/
+alternatives_command: update-alternatives
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Suse-42.3.yml b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Suse-42.3.yml
index 37664ddb56..14958db39a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Suse-42.3.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Suse-42.3.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
 alternatives_dir: /var/lib/rpm/alternatives/
+alternatives_command: update-alternatives
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/default.yml b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/default.yml
index d00123ded3..7aeb9bb562 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/default.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/default.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
 alternatives_dir: /var/lib/alternatives/
+alternatives_command: update-alternatives