diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/podman_container/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/podman_container/tasks/main.yml
index f0ca1852..50fa1e85 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/podman_container/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/podman_container/tasks/main.yml
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@
           - image.container is defined
           - image.container['State']['Running']
           - image.container['Image'] == ""
-          - image.container['Rootfs'] == "{{ container_tempdir.path }}"
+          - image.container['Rootfs'] == container_tempdir.path
           - "'started container3' in image.actions"
         fail_msg: Rootfs container test failed!
         success_msg: Rootfs container test passed!