diff --git a/tests/tasks/assert-profile_absent.yml b/tests/tasks/assert-profile_absent.yml
index 2695041..e7a6fde 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/assert-profile_absent.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/assert-profile_absent.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 # 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
-
+- include: get-profile_stat.yml
 - name: "assert that profile '{{ profile }}' is absent"
   assert:
     that: not profile_stat.stat.exists
diff --git a/tests/tasks/assert-profile_present.yml b/tests/tasks/assert-profile_present.yml
index 57a9f4b..c84c080 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/assert-profile_present.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/assert-profile_present.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 # 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
-
+- include: get-profile_stat.yml
 - name: "assert that profile '{{ profile }}' is present"
   assert:
     that: profile_stat.stat.exists
diff --git a/tests/tasks/get-profile_stat.yml b/tests/tasks/get-profile_stat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd33a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/get-profile_stat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+---
+- name: "Get stat for network-scripts"
+  stat:
+    get_attributes: false
+    get_checksum: false
+    get_mime: false
+    path: "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts"
+  register: network_scripts_stat
+- name: Set profile path (network-scripts)
+  set_fact:
+    profile_path: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-{{ profile }}
+  when:
+    - network_scripts_stat.stat.exists
+- name: Set profile path (NetworkManager system-connections)
+  set_fact:
+    profile_path: /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/{{ profile }}
+  when:
+    - not network_scripts_stat.stat.exists
+- name: stat profile file
+  stat:
+    get_attributes: false
+    get_checksum: false
+    get_mime: false
+    path: "{{ profile_path }}"
+  register: profile_stat