diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/acl/tasks/acl.yml b/tests/integration/targets/acl/tasks/acl.yml
index 7770ed4..30cfebb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/acl/tasks/acl.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/acl/tasks/acl.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@
   group:
     name: "{{ test_group }}"
 
+- name: Clean up working directory and files
+  file:
+    path: "{{ output_dir }}"
+    state: absent
+
+- name: Create working directory
+  file:
+    path: "{{ output_dir }}"
+    state: directory
+
 - name: Create ansible file
   file:
     path: "{{ test_file }}"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/synchronize/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/synchronize/tasks/main.yml
index 931f20a..045aefc 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/synchronize/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/synchronize/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   package:
     name: rsync
   when: ansible_distribution != "MacOSX"
-- name: Clean up the working directory and files
+- name: Clean up working directory and files
   file:
     path: "{{ output_dir }}"
     state: absent
-- name: Create the working directory
+- name: Create working directory
   file:
     path: "{{ output_dir }}"
     state: directory