diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/meta.yaml b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/meta.yaml
index c507b3271a..1ba3b4ab9b 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/meta.yaml
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/meta.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ asserts:
     - "self.execute_called"
     - "self.final_module_args['_local_rsync_path'] == 'rsync'"
     # this is a crucial aspect of this scenario ...
-    - "self.final_module_args['rsync_path'] == '\"sudo rsync\"'"
+    - "self.final_module_args['rsync_path'] == 'sudo rsync'"
     - "self.final_module_args['src'] == '/tmp/deleteme'"
     - "self.final_module_args['dest'] == 'root@el6host:/tmp/deleteme'"
     - "self.task.become == True"
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/task_args_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/task_args_out.json
index c1aff9c33c..27f8e2581c 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/task_args_out.json
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become/task_args_out.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "dest": "root@el6host:/tmp/deleteme", 
   "src": "/tmp/deleteme", 
-  "rsync_path": "\"sudo rsync\"", 
+  "rsync_path": "sudo rsync", 
   "_local_rsync_path": "rsync"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/meta.yaml b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/meta.yaml
index ae8b295df2..5e558012a5 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/meta.yaml
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/meta.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ asserts:
     - "self.execute_called"
     - "self.final_module_args['_local_rsync_path'] == 'rsync'"
     # this is a crucial aspect of this scenario ...
-    - "self.final_module_args['rsync_path'] == '\"sudo rsync\"'"
+    - "self.final_module_args['rsync_path'] == 'sudo rsync'"
     - "self.final_module_args['src'] == '/tmp/deleteme'"
     - "self.final_module_args['dest'] == 'root@el6host:/tmp/deleteme'"
     - "self.task.become == None"
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/task_args_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/task_args_out.json
index c1aff9c33c..27f8e2581c 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/task_args_out.json
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/basic_become_cli/task_args_out.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "dest": "root@el6host:/tmp/deleteme", 
   "src": "/tmp/deleteme", 
-  "rsync_path": "\"sudo rsync\"", 
+  "rsync_path": "sudo rsync", 
   "_local_rsync_path": "rsync"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/task_args_out.json b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/task_args_out.json
index f1f25ddac1..57257dbd5b 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/task_args_out.json
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/fixtures/synchronize/delegate_remote_su/task_args_out.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "dest": "el6host:/tmp/deleteme", 
   "src": "/tmp/deleteme", 
-  "rsync_path": "\"sudo rsync\"", 
+  "rsync_path": "sudo rsync", 
   "_local_rsync_path": "rsync"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}