diff --git a/plugins/modules/synchronize.py b/plugins/modules/synchronize.py
index eba9b12..9bbd307 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/synchronize.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/synchronize.py
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ def main():
     result = dict(changed=changed, rc=rc, cmd=cmdstr, stdout_lines=out_lines, msg=out_clean)
 
     if quiet:
-        changes = len(out_lines) - 1 if len(out_lines) >= 1 else 0
+        changes = out.count(changed_marker) if changed else 0
         result['msg'] = "%s files/directories have been synchronized" % changes
 
     if module._diff:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/synchronize/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/synchronize/tasks/main.yml
index df13665..969f528 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/synchronize/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/synchronize/tasks/main.yml
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@
   - directory_b
 - name: synchronize files with quiet option
   synchronize:
-    src: '{{output_dir}}/foo.txt'
-    dest: '{{output_dir}}/foo.result'
+    src: '{{ output_dir }}/foo.txt'
+    dest: '{{ output_dir }}/foo.result'
     quiet: true 
   register: sync_result
   ignore_errors: true
@@ -278,14 +278,14 @@
 - name: Cleanup
   file:
     state: absent
-    path: '{{output_dir}}/{{item}}'
-  with_items:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/{{ item }}'
+  loop:
   - foo.result
   - bar.result
 - name: synchronize files without quiet option 
   synchronize:
-    src: '{{output_dir}}/foo.txt'
-    dest: '{{output_dir}}/foo.result'
+    src: '{{ output_dir }}/foo.txt'
+    dest: '{{ output_dir }}/foo.result'
   register: sync_result
   ignore_errors: true
 - assert:
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 - name: Cleanup
   file:
     state: absent
-    path: '{{output_dir}}/{{item}}'
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/{{ item }}'
   with_items:
   - foo.result
   - bar.result