diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/async/runner_one_job.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/async/runner_one_job.yml
index 871d672f..bea6ed9c 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/async/runner_one_job.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/async/runner_one_job.yml
@@ -40,15 +40,14 @@
       - result1.changed == True
       # ansible/b72e989e1837ccad8dcdc926c43ccbc4d8cdfe44
       - |
-        (ansible_version.full >= '2.8' and
+        (ansible_version.full is version('2.8', ">=") and
          result1.cmd == "echo alldone;\nsleep 1;\n") or
-        (ansible_version.full < '2.8' and
+        (ansible_version.full is version('2.8', '<') and
          result1.cmd == "echo alldone;\n sleep 1;")
       - result1.delta|length == 14
       - result1.start|length == 26
       - result1.finished == 1
       - result1.rc == 0
-      - result1.start|length == 26
 
   - assert:
       that:
@@ -56,10 +55,9 @@
       - result1.stderr_lines == []
       - result1.stdout == "alldone"
       - result1.stdout_lines == ["alldone"]
-    when: ansible_version.full > '2.8'  # ansible#51393
+    when: ansible_version.full is version('2.8', '>')  # ansible#51393
 
   - assert:
       that:
       - result1.failed == False
-    when: ansible_version.full > '2.4'
-
+    when: ansible_version.full is version('2.4', '>')