diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 0ffad9e..081a2df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
   all_green:
     if: ${{ always() }}
     needs:
+      - ansible-lint
       - changelog
       - integration
       - sanity
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           set([
           '${{ needs.ansible-lint.result }}',
           '${{ needs.changelog.result }}',
+          '${{ needs.integration.result }}',
           '${{ needs.sanity.result }}',
-          '${{ needs.unit-galaxy.result }}',
-          '${{ needs.unit-source.result }}'
+          '${{ needs.unit-galaxy.result }}'
           ])"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8d7e0b..70de6c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Ansible Utilities Collection
 [![Codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/branch/main/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/ansible-collections/ansible.utils)
-[![CI](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg?branch=main&event=schedule)](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/actions/workflows/test.yml)
+[![CI](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=main&event=schedule)](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.utils/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
 
 The Ansible ``ansible.utils`` collection includes a variety of plugins that aid in the management, manipulation and visibility of data for the Ansible playbook developer.
 
diff --git a/plugins/sub_plugins/validate/config.py b/plugins/sub_plugins/validate/config.py
index f3e6787..eff3044 100644
--- a/plugins/sub_plugins/validate/config.py
+++ b/plugins/sub_plugins/validate/config.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ EXAMPLES = r"""
 
 import re
 
+from io import StringIO
+
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ class Validate(ValidateBase):
 
         try:
             if isinstance(self._criteria, string_types):
-                self._criteria = yaml.load(str(self._criteria), Loader=SafeLoader)
+                self._criteria = yaml.load(StringIO(self._criteria), Loader=SafeLoader)
         except yaml.parser.ParserError as exc:
             msg = (
                 "'criteria' option value is invalid, value should be valid YAML."
@@ -105,7 +107,9 @@ class Validate(ValidateBase):
                 issues.append('Criteria {item} missing "action" key'.format(item=item))
             elif item["action"] not in ("warn", "fail"):
                 issues.append(
-                    'Action in criteria {item} is not one of "warn" or "fail"'.format(item=item),
+                    'Action in criteria {item} is not one of "warn" or "fail"'.format(
+                        item=item,
+                    ),
                 )
             if "rule" not in item:
                 issues.append('Criteria {item} missing "rule" key'.format(item=item))
@@ -159,7 +163,9 @@ class Validate(ValidateBase):
                         warnings.append(format_message(match, line_number, criteria))
                     if criteria["action"] == "fail":
                         errors.append({"message": criteria["name"], "found": line})
-                        error_messages.append(format_message(match, line_number, criteria))
+                        error_messages.append(
+                            format_message(match, line_number, criteria),
+                        )
 
         if errors:
             if "errors" not in self._result:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/utils_cli_parse/tasks/nxos_ttp.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/utils_cli_parse/tasks/nxos_ttp.yaml
index f883b74..f6a04ad 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/utils_cli_parse/tasks/nxos_ttp.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/utils_cli_parse/tasks/nxos_ttp.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
       - "{{ POpqMQoJWTiDpEW is defined }}"
-      - "{{ nxos_ttp_text['parsed'][0][0] | selectattr('interface', 'search', 'mgmt0') | list | length }}"
+      - nxos_ttp_text['parsed'][0][0] | selectattr('interface', 'search', 'mgmt0') | list | length
       - "{{ nxos_ttp_text['parsed'] == nxos_ttp_text_parsed }}"
 
 - name: "Pass text and custom variable {{ parser }}"
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@
 
 - name: "Confirm modified results {{ parser }}"
   ansible.builtin.assert:
-    that: "{{ item }}"
+    that: item
   with_items:
     - "{{ (nxos_ttp_results['parsed'][0] | from_yaml)[0] | selectattr('interface', 'search', 'mgmt0') | list | length }}"