diff --git a/test/integration/iosxr.yaml b/test/integration/iosxr.yaml
index 46ead03b7f..117d3aec30 100644
--- a/test/integration/iosxr.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/iosxr.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - hosts: iosxr
   gather_facts: no
+  connection: local
 
   vars:
     limit_to: "*"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_command/tests/cli/contains.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_command/tests/cli/contains.yaml
index 7fe8014dc3..b6f7b2f14c 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_command/tests/cli/contains.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_command/tests/cli/contains.yaml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
   iosxr_command:
     commands:
       - show version
-      - show interfaces GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1
+      - show interfaces Loopback 888
     wait_for:
-      - "result[0] contains 6.0.0"
-      - "result[1] contains GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1"
+      - "result[0] contains 'Cisco IOS XR Software'"
+      - "result[1] contains 'Hardware is Loopback interface'"
   register: result
 
 - assert:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_config/tests/cli/toplevel_nonidempotent.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_config/tests/cli/toplevel_nonidempotent.yaml
index efda155d96..f49546efd9 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_config/tests/cli/toplevel_nonidempotent.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_config/tests/cli/toplevel_nonidempotent.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - "result.changed == true"
-      - "'hostname foo' in result.updates"
+      - "'hostname foo' in result.commands"
 
 - name: configure top level command idempotent check
   iosxr_config: