diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/setup_controller/tasks/verify.yml b/tests/integration/targets/setup_controller/tasks/verify.yml
index d6cf1c2..7c4cc85 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/setup_controller/tasks/verify.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/setup_controller/tasks/verify.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     - name: Assert that expected Python is installed
       assert:
         that:
-          - python_version is in python_in_use.stdout
+          - python_in_use.stdout is search(python_version)
 
     - name: Assert that we run the expected ansible version
       assert: