diff --git a/tests_new/integration/roles/test_file/tasks/selinux_tests.yml b/tests_new/integration/roles/test_file/tasks/selinux_tests.yml
index 7c898d46fc..048a366d1d 100644
--- a/tests_new/integration/roles/test_file/tasks/selinux_tests.yml
+++ b/tests_new/integration/roles/test_file/tasks/selinux_tests.yml
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 - name: touch a file for testing
-  file: path={{output_dir}}/foo-se.txt state=file
+  file: path={{output_dir}}/foo-se.txt state=touch
+  register: file_se_result
 
 - name: verify that the file was marked as changed
-  assert: { that: "file_result.changed == true" }
+  assert: { that: "file_se_result.changed == true" }
 
 - name: assert touch a file for testing matches expected selinux context
-  assert: { that: "file_result.secontext == 'unconfined_u:object_r:admin_home_t:s0'" }
+  assert: { that: "file_se_result.secontext == 'unconfined_u:object_r:admin_home_t:s0'" }
 
 - name: remove the file used for testing
   file: path={{output_dir}}/foo-se.txt state=absent
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