diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_user/tasks/test_user_plugin_auth.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_user/tasks/test_user_plugin_auth.yml
index d85153d..3c10c27 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_user/tasks/test_user_plugin_auth.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_user/tasks/test_user_plugin_auth.yml
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
       register: pymysql_version
 
     - name: Test plugin auth switching which doesn't work on pymysql < 0.9
-      when: pymysql_version.stdout is version('0.9', '>=')
+      when: pymysql_version.stdout == "" or (pymysql_version.stdout != "" and pymysql_version.stdout is version('0.9', '>='))
       block:
 
       - name: Create user with plugin auth (empty auth string)