diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_command/tests/cli/cli_command.yaml b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_command/tests/cli/cli_command.yaml
index f265788ecf..31e410e5d1 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/iosxr_command/tests/cli/cli_command.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iosxr_command/tests/cli/cli_command.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
       - "result.failed == true"
       - "result.msg is defined"
 
+- name: Remove existing file if any
+  cli_command:
+    command: 'delete harddisk:ansible_tmp.txt'
+    prompt: 'Delete harddisk\:ansible_tmp\.txt\[confirm\]'
+    answer: "\r\n"
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
 - block:
     - name: Run command with prompt
       cli_command:
@@ -34,7 +41,7 @@
     - assert:
         that:
           - "result.stdout is defined"
-          - "'ansible_tmp' in result.stdout[0]"
+          - "'ansible_tmp' in result.stdout"
   always:
     - name: Remove copied file
       cli_command: