diff --git a/tests/tasks/assert-profile_absent.yml b/tests/tasks/assert-profile_absent.yml
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+---
+- name: set variable
+  set_fact:
+    profile_path: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-{{ profile }}
+- name: stat profile file
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ profile_path }}"
+  register: profile_stat
+
+- assert:
+    name: "assert that {{ profile }} is absent"
+    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
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+---
+- name: set variable
+  set_fact:
+    profile_path: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-{{ profile }}
+- name: stat profile file
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ profile_path }}"
+  register: profile_stat
+
+- assert:
+    name: "assert that {{ profile }} is present"
+    that: profile_stat.stat.exists
+    msg: "profile {{ profile_path }} does not exist"
diff --git a/tests/tests_bridge.yml b/tests/tests_bridge.yml
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+---
+- name: Test configuring bridges
+  hosts: all
+  vars:
+    interface: LSR-TST-br31
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: "set interface={{ interface }}"
+      set_fact:
+        interface: "{{ interface }}"
+    - include_tasks: tasks/show-interfaces.yml
+    - include_tasks: tasks/assert-device_absent.yml
+
+- name: Add test bridge
+  hosts: all
+  vars:
+    network_connections:
+      - name: "{{ interface }}"
+        interface_name: "{{ interface }}"
+        state: up
+        type: bridge
+        ip:
+          dhcp4: no
+          auto6: yes
+  roles:
+    - linux-system-roles.network
+
+- import_playbook: run-tasks.yml
+  vars:
+    task: tasks/assert-device_present.yml
+
+- import_playbook: run-tasks.yml
+  vars:
+    profile: "{{ interface }}"
+    task: tasks/assert-profile_present.yml
+
+- import_playbook: down-profile.yml
+  vars:
+    profile: "{{ interface }}"
+# FIXME: assert profile/device down
+
+- import_playbook: remove-profile.yml
+  vars:
+    profile: "{{ interface }}"
+
+- import_playbook: run-tasks.yml
+  vars:
+    profile: "{{ interface }}"
+    task: tasks/assert-profile_absent.yml
+
+# FIXME: Devices might still be left when profile is absent
+#- import_playbook: run-tasks.yml
+#  vars:
+#    task: tasks/assert-device_absent.yml
diff --git a/tests/tests_bridge_initscripts.yml b/tests/tests_bridge_initscripts.yml
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+---
+# empty play to gather facts
+- hosts: all
+
+- import_playbook: tests_bridge.yml
+  vars:
+    network_provider: initscripts
+  when:
+    - ansible_distribution_major_version != '6'