diff --git a/test/integration/integration.cfg b/test/integration/integration.cfg
index f0ce19704b8..8f232a276da 100644
--- a/test/integration/integration.cfg
+++ b/test/integration/integration.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 [defaults]
 # allow cleanup handlers to run when tests fail
 force_handlers = True
+# force tests to set ansible_python_interpreter
+interpreter_python = /set/ansible_python_interpreter/in/inventory
+# prevent use of global inventory
+inventory = /dev/null
+
+[inventory]
+# prevent tests from unintentionally passing when hosts are not found
+host_pattern_mismatch = error