diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/synchronize/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/synchronize/tasks/main.yml
index ac1aa03..0c18fac 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/synchronize/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/synchronize/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
   with_items:
   - foo.txt
   - bar.txt
+- stat:
+    path: "{{ output_dir }}"
 - name: synchronize file to new filename
   synchronize: src={{output_dir}}/foo.txt dest={{output_dir}}/foo.result
   register: sync_result