diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/456_sysctl_fix_nonetype.yml b/changelogs/fragments/456_sysctl_fix_nonetype.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bcb27f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/456_sysctl_fix_nonetype.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - "Fix sysctl integration test failing on newer versions of core. Previously NoneType was allowable, now it fails to convert to a str type."
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/sysctl/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/sysctl/tasks/main.yml
index c9a63c4..0c40fc3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/sysctl/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/sysctl/tasks/main.yml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 
     - name: Try sysctl with no name
       sysctl:
-        name:
+        name: ""
         value: 1
         sysctl_set: yes
       ignore_errors: True
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
       assert:
         that:
           - sysctl_no_name is failed
-          - "sysctl_no_name.msg == 'name cannot be None'"
+          - "sysctl_no_name.msg == 'name cannot be blank'"
 
     - name: Try sysctl with no value
       sysctl: