diff --git a/tests/tests_alternative_file.yml b/tests/tests_alternative_file.yml
index 172c73a..75a2d35 100644
--- a/tests/tests_alternative_file.yml
+++ b/tests/tests_alternative_file.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
           Banner: /etc/issue
           Ciphers: aes256-ctr
         sshd_Compression: no
+
     - name: Configure second alternative sshd_config file
       include_role:
         name: ansible-sshd
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
           Banner: /etc/issue2
           Ciphers: aes128-ctr
         sshd_MaxStartups: 100
+
     - name: Now configure the main sshd_config file
       include_role:
         name: ansible-sshd
@@ -114,6 +116,16 @@
               - "'MaxStartups 100' not in config3.content | b64decode"
               - "'Compression no' not in config3.content | b64decode"
 
+        - name: Check the main configuration file contains some default values for RHEL 9 or Fedora
+          assert:
+            that:
+              - "'Include /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf' in config3.content | b64decode"
+              - "'AuthorizedKeysFile .ssh/authorized_keys' in config3.content | b64decode"
+              - "'Subsystem sftp /usr/libexec/sftp-server' in config3.content | b64decode"
+          when:
+            - ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'RedHat'
+            - ansible_facts['distribution_major_version']|int > 8
+
         - name: Check the generated config has requested properties
           assert:
             that:
diff --git a/tests/tests_alternative_file_role.yml b/tests/tests_alternative_file_role.yml
index 09fbce4..e46d427 100644
--- a/tests/tests_alternative_file_role.yml
+++ b/tests/tests_alternative_file_role.yml
@@ -130,6 +130,16 @@
               - "'MaxStartups 100' not in config3.content | b64decode"
               - "'Compression no' not in config3.content | b64decode"
 
+        - name: Check the main configuration file contains some default values for RHEL 9 or Fedora
+          assert:
+            that:
+              - "'Include /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf' in config3.content | b64decode"
+              - "'AuthorizedKeysFile .ssh/authorized_keys' in config3.content | b64decode"
+              - "'Subsystem sftp /usr/libexec/sftp-server' in config3.content | b64decode"
+          when:
+            - ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'RedHat'
+            - ansible_facts['distribution_major_version']|int > 8
+
         - name: Check the generated config has requested properties
           assert:
             that: