diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_settings/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_settings/tasks/main.yml
index 16ee22e9e2..8a42f5768e 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_settings/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_settings/tasks/main.yml
@@ -79,3 +79,9 @@
   tower_settings:
     name: AWX_PROOT_BASE_PATH
     value: '{{ junk_var | default(omit) }}'
+  register: result
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "'Unable to update settings' in result.msg"