diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/monit/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/monit/tasks/main.yml
index d04f035965..1a507f8b1d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/monit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/monit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@
       name: monit
       state: present
 
+  - include_vars: '{{ item }}'
+    with_first_found:
+      - files:
+          - '{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml'
+          - 'defaults.yml'
+
   - name: monit config
     become: yes
     template:
       src: "monitrc.j2"
-      dest: "/etc/monit/monitrc"
-
-  - name: process monit config
-    become: yes
-    template:
-      src: "httpd_echo.j2"
-      dest: "/etc/monit/conf.d/httpd_echo"
+      dest: "{{ monitrc }}"
 
   - name: copy process file
     become: yes
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/monit/vars/RedHat.yml b/tests/integration/targets/monit/vars/RedHat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb76bac9e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/monit/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+monitrc: "/etc/monitrc"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/monit/vars/Suse.yml b/tests/integration/targets/monit/vars/Suse.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb76bac9e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/monit/vars/Suse.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+monitrc: "/etc/monitrc"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/monit/vars/defaults.yml b/tests/integration/targets/monit/vars/defaults.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5254ded926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/monit/vars/defaults.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+monitrc: "/etc/monit/monitrc"