diff --git a/tests/tasks/assert-device_absent.yml b/tests/tasks/assert-device_absent.yml
index f7ca03c..eee79d4 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/assert-device_absent.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/assert-device_absent.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 ---
+# need to run setup again when this is just a task to ensure ansible_interfaces
+# is current
 - setup:
-- name: "assert that {{ interface }} is absent"
+- name: "assert that interface {{ interface }} is absent"
   assert:
     that: "{{ not interface in ansible_interfaces }}"
     msg: "{{ interface }} is in ansible_interfaces: {{ ansible_interfaces }}"
diff --git a/tests/tasks/assert-device_present.yml b/tests/tasks/assert-device_present.yml
index e11a2a7..1f72fb6 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/assert-device_present.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/assert-device_present.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 ---
-# need to run setup again when this is just a task to make sure ansible_interfaces is correct
+# need to run setup again when this is just a task to ensure ansible_interfaces
+# is current
 - setup:
-- name: "assert that {{ interface }} is present"
+- name: "assert that interface {{ interface }} is present"
   assert:
     that: "{{ interface in ansible_interfaces }}"
     msg: "{{ interface }} is not in ansible_interfaces: {{ ansible_interfaces }}"
diff --git a/tests/tasks/assert-profile_absent.yml b/tests/tasks/assert-profile_absent.yml
index 91aebaa..2695041 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/assert-profile_absent.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/assert-profile_absent.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     path: "{{ profile_path }}"
   register: profile_stat
 
-- name: "assert that {{ profile }} is absent"
+- name: "assert that profile '{{ profile }}' is absent"
   assert:
     that: not profile_stat.stat.exists
     msg: "profile {{ profile_path }} does exist"
diff --git a/tests/tasks/assert-profile_present.yml b/tests/tasks/assert-profile_present.yml
index 35bd04e..57a9f4b 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/assert-profile_present.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/assert-profile_present.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     path: "{{ profile_path }}"
   register: profile_stat
 
-- name: "assert that {{ profile }} is present"
+- name: "assert that profile '{{ profile }}' is present"
   assert:
     that: profile_stat.stat.exists
     msg: "profile {{ profile_path }} does not exist"