diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/metal_connection/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/metal_connection/tasks/main.yml
index 5d95420..2e4935c 100755
--- a/tests/integration/targets/metal_connection/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/metal_connection/tasks/main.yml
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@
 
     - assert:
         that:
-          - test_connection.name == "{{ test_name }}"
-          - test_connection.id == "{{ test_connection_fetched.id }}"
-          - test_connection.id == "{{ test_connection_fetched_with_id.id }}"
+          - test_connection.name == test_name
+          - test_connection.id == test_connection_fetched.id
+          - test_connection.id == test_connection_fetched_with_id.id
 
     - name: list test connections
       equinix.cloud.metal_connection_info:
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     - assert:
         that:
           - "test_connections_list.resources | length >= 1"
-          - "test_connection.id in {{ test_connections_list.resources | map(attribute='id') | list }} "
+          - "test_connection.id in test_connections_list.resources | map(attribute='id') | list"
 
     - name: delete connection
       equinix.cloud.metal_connection:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/metal_gateway/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/metal_gateway/tasks/main.yml
index c76af82..87e4937 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/metal_gateway/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/metal_gateway/tasks/main.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
     - assert:
         that:
-          - fetched_gateway.id == "{{ gateway.id }}"
+          - fetched_gateway.id == gateway.id
 
     - name: list gateways
       equinix.cloud.metal_gateway_info:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/metal_gateway_ip_reservation/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/metal_gateway_ip_reservation/tasks/main.yml
index 953e52d..d3efccd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/metal_gateway_ip_reservation/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/metal_gateway_ip_reservation/tasks/main.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
     - assert:
         that:
-          - gateway_again.id == "{{ gateway.id }}"
+          - gateway_again.id == gateway.id
           - gateway_again.changed == false
 
     - name: fetch gateway by id
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@
 
     - assert:
         that:
-          - fetched_gateway.id == "{{ gateway.id }}"
-          - fetched_gateway.ip_reservation_id == "{{ ip_reservation.id }}"
-          - fetched_gateway.virtual_network_id == "{{ vlan.id }}"
+          - fetched_gateway.id == gateway.id
+          - fetched_gateway.ip_reservation_id == ip_reservation.id
+          - fetched_gateway.virtual_network_id == vlan.id
 
     - name: delete gateway
       equinix.cloud.metal_gateway:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/metal_ip_assignment/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/metal_ip_assignment/tasks/main.yml
index 39e5603..4c35163 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/metal_ip_assignment/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/metal_ip_assignment/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
         name: "{{ test_prefix }}-project"
       register: project
 
-    - assert:
-        that:
-        - project.name == '{{ test_prefix }}-project'
-
     - name: request ip reservation
       equinix.cloud.metal_reserved_ip_block:
         type: "public_ipv4"
@@ -77,8 +73,8 @@
 
     - assert:
         that:
-          - assignment.device_id == "{{ device.id }}"
-          - assignment.address   == "{{ available_ips.available[0] }}"
+          - assignment.device_id == device.id
+          - assignment.address   == available_ips.available[0]
 
     - name: assignment info test
       equinix.cloud.metal_ip_assignment_info:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/metal_project/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/metal_project/tasks/main.yml
index dc78a74..315fad1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/metal_project/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/metal_project/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,29 +13,36 @@
         unique_id: "{{ lookup('password', '/dev/null chars=ascii_lowercase,digits length=8') }}"
     - set_fact:
         test_prefix: "{{ test_resource_name_prefix }}-{{ unique_id }}"
+    - set_fact:
+        test_project_name1: '{{ test_prefix }}-project1'
+    - set_fact:
+        test_project_renamed: '{{ test_prefix }}-project1_renamed'
+    - set_fact:
+        test_project_name2: '{{ test_prefix }}-project2'
+
 
     - name: create first project for test
       equinix.cloud.metal_project:
-        name: "{{ test_prefix }}-project1"
+        name: "{{ test_project_name1 }}"
         backend_transfer_enabled: true
       register: first_project
 
     - name: create first project for test again, to check idempotence
       equinix.cloud.metal_project:
-        name: "{{ test_prefix }}-project1"
+        name: "{{ test_project_name1 }}"
         backend_transfer_enabled: true
       register: first_project_2
 
     - assert:
         that:
-        - first_project.name == '{{ test_prefix }}-project1'
+        - first_project.name == test_project_name1
         - first_project.backend_transfer_enabled == true
         - first_project_2.changed == false
 
     - name: update project name
       equinix.cloud.metal_project:
         id: "{{ first_project.id }}"
-        name: "{{ test_prefix }}-project1_renamed"
+        name: "{{ test_project_renamed }}"
         backend_transfer_enabled: false
 
     - name: fetch updated project
@@ -45,17 +52,17 @@
 
     - assert:
         that:
-        - first_project_updated.name == '{{ test_prefix }}-project1_renamed'
+        - first_project_updated.name == test_project_renamed
         - first_project_updated.backend_transfer_enabled == false
 
     - name: create second project for test
       equinix.cloud.metal_project:
-        name: "{{ test_prefix }}-project2"
+        name: "{{ test_project_name2 }}"
       register: second_project
 
     - name: list second project
       equinix.cloud.metal_project_info:
-        name: "{{ test_prefix }}-project2"
+        name: "{{ test_project_name2 }}"
       register: second_project_listed
 
     - assert:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/metal_project_ssh_key/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/metal_project_ssh_key/tasks/main.yml
index 0aa475e..4a4a913 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/metal_project_ssh_key/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/metal_project_ssh_key/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,16 +22,18 @@
         test_key: "ssh-dss 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 tomk@air"
     - set_fact:
         test_key2: "ssh-dss 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 tomk@air"
+    - set_fact:
+        test_key_label: "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key1"
+    - set_fact:
+        test_key_renamed: "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key1_renamed"
+    - set_fact:
+        test_key_label2: "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key2"
 
     - name: create project for test
       equinix.cloud.metal_project:
         name: "{{ test_prefix }}-project"
       register: project
 
-    - assert:
-        that:
-        - project.name == '{{ test_prefix }}-project'
-
     - name: create first project ssh_key for test
       equinix.cloud.metal_project_ssh_key:
         label: "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key1"
@@ -39,17 +41,18 @@
         project_id: "{{ project.id }}"
       register: first_ssh_key
 
+
     - name: create first ssh_key for test again, to check idempotence
       equinix.cloud.metal_project_ssh_key:
-        label: "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key1"
+        label: "{{ test_key_label }}" 
         key: "{{ test_key }}"
         project_id: "{{ project.id }}"
       register: first_ssh_key_2
-
+    
     - assert:
         that:
-        - first_ssh_key.label == '{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key1'
-        - first_ssh_key.key == "{{ test_key }}"
+        - first_ssh_key.label == test_key_label
+        - first_ssh_key.key == test_key
         - first_ssh_key_2.changed == false
 
     - name: update ssh_key label
@@ -65,12 +68,12 @@
 
     - assert:
         that:
-        - first_ssh_key_updated.label == '{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key1_renamed'
-        - first_ssh_key.key == "{{ test_key }}"
+        - first_ssh_key_updated.label == test_key_renamed
+        - first_ssh_key.key == test_key
 
     - name: create second ssh_key for test
       equinix.cloud.metal_project_ssh_key:
-        label: "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key2"
+        label: "{{ test_key_label2 }}"
         key: "{{ test_key2 }}"
         project_id: "{{ project.id }}"
       register: second_ssh_key
@@ -84,11 +87,11 @@
         msg: "{{ ssh_keys_listed.resources }}"
 
     - debug:
-        msg: 'ssh_keys_listed.resources | selectattr("label", "equalto", "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key2")'
+        msg: 'ssh_keys_listed.resources | selectattr("label", "equalto", test_key_label2)'
 
     - assert:
         that:
-        - 'ssh_keys_listed.resources | selectattr("label", "equalto", "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key2") | length == 1'
+        - 'ssh_keys_listed.resources | selectattr("label", "equalto", test_key_label2) | length == 1'
 
     - name: list test ssh keys
       set_fact:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/metal_reserved_ip_block/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/metal_reserved_ip_block/tasks/main.yml
index 677785a..8684144 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/metal_reserved_ip_block/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/metal_reserved_ip_block/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
         name: "{{ test_prefix }}-project"
       register: project
 
-    - assert:
-        that:
-        - project.name == '{{ test_prefix }}-project'
-
     - name: request ip reservation
       equinix.cloud.metal_reserved_ip_block:
         type: "public_ipv4"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/metal_ssh_key/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/metal_ssh_key/tasks/main.yml
index 17cc251..05df6f8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/metal_ssh_key/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/metal_ssh_key/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,30 +17,36 @@
         test_key: "ssh-dss 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 tomk@air"
     - set_fact:
         test_key2: "ssh-dss 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 tomk@air"
+    - set_fact:
+        test_key_label: "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key1"
+    - set_fact:
+        test_key_label2: "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key2"
+    - set_fact:
+        test_key_renamed: "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key1_renamed"
 
     - name: create first ssh_key for test
       equinix.cloud.metal_ssh_key:
-        label: "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key1"
+        label: "{{ test_key_label }}"
         key: "{{ test_key }}"
       register: first_ssh_key
 
     - name: create first ssh_key for test again, to check idempotence
       equinix.cloud.metal_ssh_key:
-        label: "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key1"
+        label: "{{ test_key_label }}"
         key: "{{ test_key }}"
       register: first_ssh_key_2
 
     - assert:
         that:
-        - first_ssh_key.label == '{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key1'
-        - first_ssh_key.key == "{{ test_key }}"
+        - first_ssh_key.label == test_key_label
+        - first_ssh_key.key == test_key
         - first_ssh_key_2.changed == false
 
     - name: update ssh_key name
       equinix.cloud.metal_ssh_key:
         id: "{{ first_ssh_key.id }}"
         key: "{{ test_key }}"
-        label: "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key1_renamed"
+        label: "{{ test_key_renamed }}"
 
     - name: fetch updated ssh_key
       equinix.cloud.metal_ssh_key:
@@ -49,12 +55,12 @@
 
     - assert:
         that:
-        - first_ssh_key_updated.label == '{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key1_renamed'
-        - first_ssh_key.key == "{{ test_key }}"
+        - first_ssh_key_updated.label == test_key_renamed
+        - first_ssh_key.key == test_key
 
     - name: create second ssh_key for test
       equinix.cloud.metal_ssh_key:
-        label: "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key2"
+        label: "{{ test_key_label2 }}"
         key: "{{ test_key2 }}"
       register: second_ssh_key
 
@@ -66,11 +72,11 @@
         msg: "{{ ssh_keys_listed.resources }}"
 
     - debug:
-        msg: 'ssh_keys_listed.resources | selectattr("label", "equalto", "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key2")'  
+        msg: 'ssh_keys_listed.resources | selectattr("label", "equalto", test_key_label2)'  
 
     - assert:
         that:
-        - 'ssh_keys_listed.resources | selectattr("label", "equalto", "{{ test_prefix }}-ssh_key2") | length == 1'  
+        - 'ssh_keys_listed.resources | selectattr("label", "equalto", test_key_label2) | length == 1'  
 
     - name: list test ssh keys
       set_fact:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/metal_vlan/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/metal_vlan/tasks/main.yml
index e894407..ff67756 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/metal_vlan/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/metal_vlan/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
         name: "{{ test_prefix }}-project"
       register: project
 
-    - assert:
-        that:
-        - project.name == '{{ test_prefix }}-project'
-
     - name: create first vlan for test
       equinix.cloud.metal_vlan:
         project_id: "{{ project.id }}"
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@
 
     - assert:
         that:
-          - first_vlan.vxlan == {{ test_vxlan }}
+          - first_vlan.vxlan == test_vxlan
 
     - name: get vlan info
       equinix.cloud.metal_vlan_info:
@@ -52,7 +48,7 @@
     - assert:
         that:
           - "vlan_info_listed.resources | length == 1"
-          - vlan_info_listed.resources[0].id == "{{ first_vlan.id }}"
+          - vlan_info_listed.resources[0].id == first_vlan.id
 
     - name: fetch existing vlan
       equinix.cloud.metal_vlan:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/metal_vrf/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/metal_vrf/tasks/main.yml
index 48bbe11..d18fbf2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/metal_vrf/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/metal_vrf/tasks/main.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
       assert:
         that:
         - "vrf_list.resources|length == 1"
-        - "vrf_list.resources[0].id == '{{ test_vrf.id }}'"
+        - "vrf_list.resources[0].id == test_vrf.id"
 
     - name: delete test VRF
       equinix.cloud.metal_vrf: