diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_interface.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_interface.py
index 34ad10ee8f..1af44f489b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_interface.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_interface.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def validate_param_values(module, obj, param=None):
 def parse_shutdown(configobj, name):
     cfg = configobj['interface %s' % name]
     cfg = '\n'.join(cfg.children)
-    match = re.search(r'shutdown', cfg, re.M)
+    match = re.search(r'^shutdown', cfg, re.M)
     if match:
         return True
     else:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_l3_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_l3_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml
index cb8f22a3f4..a2d9708168 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ios_l3_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_l3_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@
     authorize: yes
   register: result
 
+- name: Setup - Ensure interfaces are switchport
+  ios_config:
+    lines:
+      - no shutdown
+    parents:
+      - "interface {{ item }}"
+  loop:
+    - "{{ test_interface }}"
+    - "{{ test_interface2 }}"
+
 - name: Configure interface ipv4 address
   ios_l3_interface:
     name: "{{ test_interface }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_static_route/tests/cli/basic.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_static_route/tests/cli/basic.yaml
index 5de2c626f5..a39a98b04a 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ios_static_route/tests/cli/basic.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_static_route/tests/cli/basic.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 ---
+- debug: msg="START ios cli/ios_static_route.yaml on connection={{ ansible_connection }}"
+
+- name: delete static route - setup
+  net_static_route:
+    prefix: 172.16.31.0
+    mask: 255.255.255.0
+    next_hop: 10.0.0.8
+    admin_distance: 1
+    state: absent
+    authorize: yes
+  register: result
+
 - name: create static route
   ios_static_route:
     prefix: 172.16.31.0
@@ -127,3 +139,5 @@
     that:
       - 'result.changed == true'
       - 'result.commands == ["no ip route 172.16.32.0 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.8", "no ip route 172.16.34.0 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.8"]'
+
+- debug: msg="END ios cli/ios_static_route.yaml on connection={{ ansible_connection }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_static_route/tests/cli/net_static_route.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_static_route/tests/cli/net_static_route.yaml
index 0311f5bf46..1ae5fa3095 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ios_static_route/tests/cli/net_static_route.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_static_route/tests/cli/net_static_route.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     prefix: 172.16.31.0
     mask: 255.255.255.0
     next_hop: 10.0.0.8
-    admin_distance: 2
+    admin_distance: 1
     state: absent
     authorize: yes
   register: result