diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-connection-units-init.yml b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-connection-units-init.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..674b1e4436c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-connection-units-init.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - >-
+    ansible-test - ensure the correct unit test target is given when the
+    ``__init__.py`` file is modified inside the connection plugins directory
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/classification.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/classification.py
index 52385d1ed4b..ff44b804533 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/classification.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/classification.py
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ class PathMapper:
                     'integration': self.integration_all_target,
                     'windows-integration': self.integration_all_target,
                     'network-integration': self.integration_all_target,
-                    'units': units_dir,
+                    'units': os.path.join(units_dir, ''),
                 }
 
             units_path = os.path.join(units_dir, 'test_%s.py' % name)