diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/instance/tasks/present_display_name.yml b/tests/integration/targets/instance/tasks/present_display_name.yml
index e2d688e..670d761 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/instance/tasks/present_display_name.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/instance/tasks/present_display_name.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     that:
       - instance is changed
       - instance.display_name == cs_resource_prefix + "-vm-" + instance_number|string
-      - instance.service_offering == "{{ test_cs_instance_offering_2 }}"
+      - instance.service_offering == test_cs_instance_offering_2
       - instance.state == "Stopped"
 
 - name: test starting instance with display_name
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/instance/tasks/sshkeys.yml b/tests/integration/targets/instance/tasks/sshkeys.yml
index 1b43d91..ce28c58 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/instance/tasks/sshkeys.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/instance/tasks/sshkeys.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   assert:
     that:
       - instance is failed
-      - 'instance.msg == "SSH key not found:" + cs_resource_prefix + "-sshkey-does-not-exist"'
+      - 'instance.msg == "SSH key not found: " + cs_resource_prefix + "-sshkey-does-not-exist"'
 
 - name: test create instance without keypair in check mode
   ngine_io.cloudstack.instance:
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 - name: verify create instance without keypair in check mode
   assert:
     that:
-      - instance is successful
       - instance is changed
 
 - name: test create instance without keypair
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@
 - name: verify create instance without keypair
   assert:
     that:
-      - instance is successful
       - instance is changed
       - instance.ssh_keys is not defined
 
@@ -52,7 +50,6 @@
 - name: verify create instance without keypair idempotence
   assert:
     that:
-      - instance is successful
       - instance is not changed
       - instance.ssh_keys is not defined
 
@@ -127,7 +124,7 @@
   assert:
     that:
       - instance is failed
-      - 'instance.msg == "SSH key not found: {{ cs_resource_prefix }}-sshkey2"'
+      - 'instance.msg == "SSH key not found: " + cs_resource_prefix + "-sshkey2"'
 
 - name: test update instance ssh key in check mode
   ngine_io.cloudstack.instance: