diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/defaults/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/defaults/main.yml
index 2223ad7..b6ae780 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ db_user2: 'datauser2'
 tmp_dir: '/tmp'
 db_latin1_name: 'db_latin1'
 file4: 'latin1_file'
+
+user_name_1: 'db_user1'
+user_password_1: 'gadfFDSdtTU^Sdfuj'
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/tasks/issue-28.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/tasks/issue-28.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c79fa53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/tasks/issue-28.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+---
+- vars:
+    mysql_parameters: &mysql_params
+      login_user: '{{ mysql_user }}'
+      login_password: '{{ mysql_password }}'
+      login_host: 127.0.0.1
+      login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+
+  block:
+
+    # ============================================================
+    - shell: pip show pymysql | awk '/Version/ {print $2}'
+      register: pymysql_version
+
+    - name: get server certificate
+      copy:
+        content: "{{ lookup('pipe', \"openssl s_client -starttls mysql -connect localhost:3307 -showcerts 2>/dev/null </dev/null |  sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p'\") }}"
+        dest: /tmp/cert.pem
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: Drop mysql user if exists
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        state: absent
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - name: create user with ssl requirement
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: "{{ user_name_1 }}"
+        password: "{{ user_password_1 }}"
+        tls_requires:
+          SSL:
+
+    - name: attempt connection with newly created user (expect failure)
+      mysql_db:
+        name: '{{ db_name }}'
+        state: absent
+        login_user: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        login_password: '{{ user_password_1 }}'
+        login_host: 127.0.0.1
+        login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+        ca_cert: /tmp/cert.pem
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - result is failed
+      when: pymysql_version.stdout != ""
+
+    - name: attempt connection with newly created user ignoring hostname
+      mysql_db:
+        name: '{{ db_name }}'
+        state: present
+        login_user: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        login_password: '{{ user_password_1 }}'
+        login_host: 127.0.0.1
+        login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+        ca_cert: /tmp/cert.pem
+        check_hostname: no
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - result is succeeded or 'pymysql >= 0.7.11 is required' in result.msg or 'MySQLdb does not support' in result.msg
+
+    - name: Drop mysql user
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        host: 127.0.0.1
+        state: absent
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/tasks/main.yml
index e22ffc1..139d5bb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/tasks/main.yml
@@ -322,3 +322,5 @@
 
 - include: config_overrides_defaults.yml
   when: ansible_python.version_info[0] >= 3
+
+- include: issue-28.yml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/defaults/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/defaults/main.yml
index fadeb9a..e1b932c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ mysql_host: 127.0.0.1
 mysql_primary_port: 3307
 
 db_name: data
+
+user_name_1: 'db_user1'
+user_password_1: 'gadfFDSdtTU^Sdfuj'
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/tasks/issue-28.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/tasks/issue-28.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ceb9f4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/tasks/issue-28.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+---
+- vars:
+    mysql_parameters: &mysql_params
+      login_user: '{{ mysql_user }}'
+      login_password: '{{ mysql_password }}'
+      login_host: 127.0.0.1
+      login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+
+  block:
+
+    # ============================================================
+    - shell: pip show pymysql | awk '/Version/ {print $2}'
+      register: pymysql_version
+
+    - name: get server certificate
+      copy:
+        content: "{{ lookup('pipe', \"openssl s_client -starttls mysql -connect localhost:3307 -showcerts 2>/dev/null </dev/null |  sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p'\") }}"
+        dest: /tmp/cert.pem
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: Drop mysql user if exists
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        state: absent
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - name: create user with ssl requirement
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: "{{ user_name_1 }}"
+        password: "{{ user_password_1 }}"
+        tls_requires:
+          SSL:
+
+    - name: attempt connection with newly created user (expect failure)
+      mysql_info:
+        filter: version
+        login_user: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        login_password: '{{ user_password_1 }}'
+        login_host: 127.0.0.1
+        login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+        ca_cert: /tmp/cert.pem
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - result is failed
+      when: pymysql_version.stdout != ""
+
+    - name: attempt connection with newly created user ignoring hostname
+      mysql_info:
+        filter: version
+        login_user: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        login_password: '{{ user_password_1 }}'
+        login_host: 127.0.0.1
+        login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+        ca_cert: /tmp/cert.pem
+        check_hostname: no
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - result is succeeded or 'pymysql >= 0.7.11 is required' in result.msg or 'MySQLdb does not support' in result.msg
+
+    - name: Drop mysql user
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        host: 127.0.0.1
+        state: absent
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/tasks/main.yml
index 935b5f3..13ddbcb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_info/tasks/main.yml
@@ -189,3 +189,5 @@
         <<: *mysql_params
         name: acme
         state: absent
+
+    - include: issue-28.yml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/defaults/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/defaults/main.yml
index f8b6768..5b92aae 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ test_db: testdb
 test_table1: test1
 test_table2: test2
 test_script_path: /tmp/test.sql
+
+user_name_1: 'db_user1'
+user_password_1: 'gadfFDSdtTU^Sdfuj'
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/tasks/issue-28.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/tasks/issue-28.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05c19a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/tasks/issue-28.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+---
+- vars:
+    mysql_parameters: &mysql_params
+      login_user: '{{ mysql_user }}'
+      login_password: '{{ mysql_password }}'
+      login_host: 127.0.0.1
+      login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+
+  block:
+
+    # ============================================================
+    - shell: pip show pymysql | awk '/Version/ {print $2}'
+      register: pymysql_version
+
+    - name: get server certificate
+      copy:
+        content: "{{ lookup('pipe', \"openssl s_client -starttls mysql -connect localhost:3307 -showcerts 2>/dev/null </dev/null |  sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p'\") }}"
+        dest: /tmp/cert.pem
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: Drop mysql user if exists
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        state: absent
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - name: create user with ssl requirement
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: "{{ user_name_1 }}"
+        password: "{{ user_password_1 }}"
+        tls_requires:
+          SSL:
+
+    - name: attempt connection with newly created user (expect failure)
+      mysql_query:
+        query: 'SHOW DATABASES'
+        login_user: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        login_password: '{{ user_password_1 }}'
+        login_host: 127.0.0.1
+        login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+        ca_cert: /tmp/cert.pem
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - result is failed
+      when: pymysql_version.stdout != ""
+
+    - name: attempt connection with newly created user ignoring hostname
+      mysql_query:
+        query: 'SHOW DATABASES'
+        login_user: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        login_password: '{{ user_password_1 }}'
+        login_host: 127.0.0.1
+        login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+        ca_cert: /tmp/cert.pem
+        check_hostname: no
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - result is succeeded or 'pymysql >= 0.7.11 is required' in result.msg or 'MySQLdb does not support' in result.msg
+
+    - name: Drop mysql user
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        host: 127.0.0.1
+        state: absent
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/tasks/main.yml
index df0fe42..6d17308 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_query/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
 
 # mysql_query module initial CI tests
 - import_tasks: mysql_query_initial.yml
+
+- include: issue-28.yml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_replication/defaults/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_replication/defaults/main.yml
index b58bebb..fefcf29 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_replication/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_replication/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ replication_user: replication_user
 replication_pass: replication_pass
 dump_path: /tmp/dump.sql
 test_channel: test_channel-1
+
+user_name_1: 'db_user1'
+user_password_1: 'gadfFDSdtTU^Sdfuj'
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_replication/tasks/issue-28.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_replication/tasks/issue-28.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcb2c0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_replication/tasks/issue-28.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+---
+- vars:
+    mysql_parameters: &mysql_params
+      login_user: '{{ mysql_user }}'
+      login_password: '{{ mysql_password }}'
+      login_host: 127.0.0.1
+      login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+
+  block:
+
+    # ============================================================
+    - shell: pip show pymysql | awk '/Version/ {print $2}'
+      register: pymysql_version
+
+    - name: get server certificate
+      copy:
+        content: "{{ lookup('pipe', \"openssl s_client -starttls mysql -connect localhost:3307 -showcerts 2>/dev/null </dev/null |  sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p'\") }}"
+        dest: /tmp/cert.pem
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: Drop mysql user if exists
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        state: absent
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - name: create user with ssl requirement
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: "{{ user_name_1 }}"
+        password: "{{ user_password_1 }}"
+        tls_requires:
+          SSL:
+
+  register: mysql_primary_status
+    - name: attempt connection with newly created user (expect failure)
+      mysql_replication:
+        mode: getmaster
+        login_user: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        login_password: '{{ user_password_1 }}'
+        login_host: 127.0.0.1
+        login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+        ca_cert: /tmp/cert.pem
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - result is failed
+      when: pymysql_version.stdout != ""
+
+    - name: attempt connection with newly created user ignoring hostname
+      mysql_replication:
+        mode: getmaster
+        login_user: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        login_password: '{{ user_password_1 }}'
+        login_host: 127.0.0.1
+        login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+        ca_cert: /tmp/cert.pem
+        check_hostname: no
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - result is succeeded or 'pymysql >= 0.7.11 is required' in result.msg or 'MySQLdb does not support' in result.msg
+
+    - name: Drop mysql user
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: '{{ item }}'
+        host: 127.0.0.1
+        state: absent
+      with_items:
+        - "{{ user_name_1 }}"
+        - "{{ user_name_2 }}"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_replication/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_replication/tasks/main.yml
index 0efc899..239598a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_replication/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_replication/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@
 
 # Tests of resetmaster mode:
 - import_tasks: mysql_replication_resetmaster_mode.yml
+
+- include: issue-28.yml
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_variables/defaults/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_variables/defaults/main.yml
index 496a6ca..6d0e2ec 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_variables/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_variables/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@
 mysql_user: root
 mysql_password: msandbox
 mysql_primary_port: 3307
+
+user_name_1: 'db_user1'
+user_password_1: 'gadfFDSdtTU^Sdfuj'
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_variables/tasks/issue-28.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_variables/tasks/issue-28.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..876622b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_variables/tasks/issue-28.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+---
+- vars:
+    mysql_parameters: &mysql_params
+      login_user: '{{ mysql_user }}'
+      login_password: '{{ mysql_password }}'
+      login_host: 127.0.0.1
+      login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+
+  block:
+
+    # ============================================================
+    - shell: pip show pymysql | awk '/Version/ {print $2}'
+      register: pymysql_version
+
+    - name: get server certificate
+      copy:
+        content: "{{ lookup('pipe', \"openssl s_client -starttls mysql -connect localhost:3307 -showcerts 2>/dev/null </dev/null |  sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p'\") }}"
+        dest: /tmp/cert.pem
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: Drop mysql user if exists
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        state: absent
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - name: create user with ssl requirement
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: "{{ user_name_1 }}"
+        password: "{{ user_password_1 }}"
+        tls_requires:
+          SSL:
+
+    - name: attempt connection with newly created user (expect failure)
+      mysql_variables:
+        variable: '{{ set_name }}'
+        login_user: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        login_password: '{{ user_password_1 }}'
+        login_host: 127.0.0.1
+        login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+        ca_cert: /tmp/cert.pem
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - result is failed
+      when: pymysql_version.stdout != ""
+
+    - name: attempt connection with newly created user ignoring hostname
+      mysql_variables:
+        variable: '{{ set_name }}'
+        login_user: '{{ user_name_1 }}'
+        login_password: '{{ user_password_1 }}'
+        login_host: 127.0.0.1
+        login_port: '{{ mysql_primary_port }}'
+        ca_cert: /tmp/cert.pem
+        check_hostname: no
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - result is succeeded or 'pymysql >= 0.7.11 is required' in result.msg or 'MySQLdb does not support' in result.msg
+
+    - name: Drop mysql user
+      mysql_user:
+        <<: *mysql_params
+        name: '{{ item }}'
+        host: 127.0.0.1
+        state: absent
+      with_items:
+        - "{{ user_name_1 }}"
+        - "{{ user_name_2 }}"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_variables/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_variables/tasks/main.yml
index 45b5d63..9c4cd7d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_variables/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_variables/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 ####################################################################
 
 - import_tasks: mysql_variables.yml
+
+- include: issue-28.yml