diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/kdeconfig/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/kdeconfig/tasks/main.yml
index b66c269942..790bb378dc 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/kdeconfig/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/kdeconfig/tasks/main.yml
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
     path: "{{ output_file }}"
     values:
       - group: test1
-        key:
+        key: ''
         value: test2
     kwriteconfig_path: "{{ kwriteconf_fake }}"
   register: result_ekey