diff --git a/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml b/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
index 6fc024d7687..8af513553fc 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
@@ -2155,15 +2155,18 @@
       - testcase5_stat.results | map(attribute='stat') | map(attribute='gr_name') | unique == [ansible_copy_test_user_name]
 
   - command: whoami
-    register: who
+    register: current_user
+
+  - command: id -gn
+    register: current_group
 
   - name: Modify ownership recursively
     copy:
       remote_src: True
       src: '{{ remote_dir_expanded }}/remote_dir_src/'
       dest: '{{ remote_dir_expanded }}/new_dir_with_chown'
-      owner: '{{ who.stdout }}'
-      group: '{{ who.stdout }}'
+      owner: '{{ current_user.stdout }}'
+      group: '{{ current_group.stdout }}'
       follow: true
     register: testcase5_updated
     become: true
@@ -2182,8 +2185,8 @@
   - assert:
       that:
       - testcase5_updated is changed
-      - testcase5_updated_stat.results | map(attribute='stat') | map(attribute='pw_name') | unique == [who.stdout]
-      - testcase5_updated_stat.results | map(attribute='stat') | map(attribute='gr_name') | unique == [who.stdout]
+      - testcase5_updated_stat.results | map(attribute='stat') | map(attribute='pw_name') | unique == [current_user.stdout]
+      - testcase5_updated_stat.results | map(attribute='stat') | map(attribute='gr_name') | unique == [current_group.stdout]
 
   always:
     - name: execute - remove the user for test