diff --git a/tests/tasks/assert_device_absent.yml b/tests/tasks/assert_device_absent.yml
index 39fa30a..2736c78 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/assert_device_absent.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/assert_device_absent.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 ---
-- include: get_interface_stat.yml
+- include_tasks: get_interface_stat.yml
 - name: "assert that interface {{ interface }} is absent"
   assert:
     that: not interface_stat.stat.exists
diff --git a/tests/tasks/assert_device_present.yml b/tests/tasks/assert_device_present.yml
index 583b729..4bf3310 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/assert_device_present.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/assert_device_present.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 ---
-- include: get_interface_stat.yml
+- include_tasks: get_interface_stat.yml
 - name: "assert that interface {{ interface }} is present"
   assert:
     that: interface_stat.stat.exists
diff --git a/tests/tasks/assert_profile_absent.yml b/tests/tasks/assert_profile_absent.yml
index 13f6eb1..c577e29 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/assert_profile_absent.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/assert_profile_absent.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 ---
-- include: get_profile_stat.yml
+- include_tasks: get_profile_stat.yml
 - name: "assert that profile '{{ profile }}' is absent"
   assert:
     that: not lsr_net_profile_exists
diff --git a/tests/tasks/assert_profile_present.yml b/tests/tasks/assert_profile_present.yml
index b08dbc5..987c8e8 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/assert_profile_present.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/assert_profile_present.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 ---
-- include: get_profile_stat.yml
+- include_tasks: get_profile_stat.yml
 - name: "assert that profile '{{ profile }}' is present"
   assert:
     that: lsr_net_profile_exists
diff --git a/tests/tasks/manage_test_interface.yml b/tests/tasks/manage_test_interface.yml
index 03cda8d..fec82f9 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/manage_test_interface.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/manage_test_interface.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     msg: "type needs to be dummy, tap or veth, not '{{ type }}'"
   when: type not in ["dummy", "tap", "veth"]
 
-- include: show_interfaces.yml
+- include_tasks: show_interfaces.yml
 
 - name: Install iproute
   package:
diff --git a/tests/tasks/show_interfaces.yml b/tests/tasks/show_interfaces.yml
index 078fd7b..5e931ab 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/show_interfaces.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/show_interfaces.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 ---
-- include: get_current_interfaces.yml
+- include_tasks: get_current_interfaces.yml
 - name: Show current_interfaces
   debug:
     msg: "current_interfaces: {{ current_interfaces }}"