diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_mysql_variables/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_mysql_variables/tasks/main.yml
index 192472bf46..26fc03c867 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_mysql_variables/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_mysql_variables/tasks/main.yml
@@ -194,11 +194,8 @@
 #============================================================
 # Verify mysql_variable fails with an incorrect login_host parameter
 #
-- name: lower mysql connect timeout
-  ini_file: dest="{{ansible_env.HOME}}/.my.cnf" section=client option=connect_timeout value=5
-
 - name: query mysql_variable using incorrect login_host
-  mysql_variables: variable=wait_timeout login_host=12.0.0.9
+  mysql_variables: variable=wait_timeout login_host=12.0.0.9 connect_timeout=5
   register: result
   ignore_errors: true