diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/runner/_etc_environment_global.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/runner/_etc_environment_global.yml
index e24a038a..db7961d1 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/runner/_etc_environment_global.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/runner/_etc_environment_global.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
       MAGIC_ETC_ENV=555
   become: true
 
+- include_tasks: _reset_conn.yml
+  when: not is_mitogen
+
 - shell: echo $MAGIC_ETC_ENV
   register: echo
 
@@ -28,6 +31,9 @@
     state: absent
   become: true
 
+- include_tasks: _reset_conn.yml
+  when: not is_mitogen
+
 - shell: echo $MAGIC_ETC_ENV
   register: echo
 
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/runner/_reset_conn.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/runner/_reset_conn.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..30f1b0c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/runner/_reset_conn.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+- meta: reset_connection