test asserts aren't skipped

test/integration/targets/roles/end_role.yml

@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@
           - after_end_role is undefined
           - play_checkpoint|int == 4
           - role_handler_ran is defined
+
+    - name: when running this playbook check this appears on stdout to ensure the above assert wasn't skipped
+      debug:
+        msg: CHECKPOINT

test/integration/targets/roles/roles/end_role_inside/tasks/nested.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 - include_role:
     name: end_role_inside_nested
 
+- debug:
+    msg: CHECKPOINT
+
 - assert:
     that:
       - after_end_role is undefined
@@ -13,3 +16,7 @@
     that:
       - after_end_role
   when: inventory_hostname == "host2"
+
+- name: when running this playbook check this appears on stdout to ensure the above assert wasn't skipped
+  debug:
+    msg: CHECKPOINT

test/integration/targets/roles/runme.sh

@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ ANSIBLE_PRIVATE_ROLE_VARS=0 ansible-playbook privacy.yml -e @vars/privacy_vars.y
 ansible-playbook privacy.yml -e @vars/privacy_vars.yml "$@"
 
 for strategy in linear free; do
-  ANSIBLE_STRATEGY=$strategy ansible-playbook end_role.yml "$@"
-  ANSIBLE_STRATEGY=$strategy ansible-playbook -i host1,host2 end_role_nested.yml "$@"
+  [ "$(ANSIBLE_STRATEGY=$strategy ansible-playbook end_role.yml | grep -c CHECKPOINT)" = "1" ]
+  [ "$(ANSIBLE_STRATEGY=$strategy ansible-playbook -i host1,host2 end_role_nested.yml | grep -c CHECKPOINT)" = "4" ]
 done
 
 [ $(ansible localhost -m meta -a "end_role" 2>&1 | grep -c "ERROR! Cannot execute 'end_role' from outside of a role") -eq 1 ]