diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_lookups/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_lookups/tasks/main.yml
index f9970f70a2..44e8b18ccb 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_lookups/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_lookups/tasks/main.yml
@@ -125,9 +125,16 @@
         - "bare_var.results[0].item == 1"
         - "bare_var.results[1].item == 2"
 
+- name: use list with bare strings in it
+  debug: msg={{item}}
+  with_items:
+    - things2
+    - things1
+
 - name: use list with undefined var in it
   debug: msg={{item}}
   with_items: things2
+  ignore_errors: True
 
 
 # BUG #10073 nested template handling