diff --git a/tests/tests_match.yml b/tests/tests_match.yml
index eb6c1d7..3e704f4 100644
--- a/tests/tests_match.yml
+++ b/tests/tests_match.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
         register: root_effective
 
       - name: Print current configuration file
-        command: "cat {{ main_sshd_config }}"
+        slurp:
+          src: "{{ main_sshd_config }}"
         register: config
 
       - name: Check the options are effective
@@ -70,8 +71,8 @@
       - name: Check the options are in configuration file
         assert:
           that:
-            - "'Match User xusers' in config.stdout"
-            - "'Match User bot' in config.stdout"
-            - "'Match User sftponly' in config.stdout"
-            - "'Match User root' in config.stdout"
+            - "'Match User xusers' in config.content | b64decode"
+            - "'Match User bot' in config.content | b64decode"
+            - "'Match User sftponly' in config.content | b64decode"
+            - "'Match User root' in config.content | b64decode"
     tags: tests::verify
diff --git a/tests/tests_match_iterate.yml b/tests/tests_match_iterate.yml
index 12efcf2..5ed3e69 100644
--- a/tests/tests_match_iterate.yml
+++ b/tests/tests_match_iterate.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
         register: root_effective
 
       - name: Print current configuration file
-        command: "cat {{ main_sshd_config }}"
+        slurp:
+          src: "{{ main_sshd_config }}"
         register: config
 
       - name: Check the options are effective
@@ -68,8 +69,8 @@
       - name: Check the options are in configuration file
         assert:
           that:
-            - "'Match User xusers' in config.stdout"
-            - "'Match User bot' in config.stdout"
-            - "'Match User sftponly' in config.stdout"
-            - "'Match User root' in config.stdout"
+            - "'Match User xusers' in config.content | b64decode"
+            - "'Match User bot' in config.content | b64decode"
+            - "'Match User sftponly' in config.content | b64decode"
+            - "'Match User root' in config.content | b64decode"
     tags: tests::verify
diff --git a/tests/tests_set_common.yml b/tests/tests_set_common.yml
index 1410f10..845bf76 100644
--- a/tests/tests_set_common.yml
+++ b/tests/tests_set_common.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
         register: runtime
 
       - name: Print current configuration file
-        command: cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+        slurp:
+          src: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
         register: config
 
       - name: Check the options are effective
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@
       - name: Check the options are in configuration file
         assert:
           that:
-            - "'AcceptEnv LANG' in config.stdout"
-            - "'Banner /etc/issue' in config.stdout"
-            - "'Ciphers aes256-gcm@openssh.com' in config.stdout"
-            - "'Subsystem sftp internal-sftp' in config.stdout"
+            - "'AcceptEnv LANG' in config.content | b64decode"
+            - "'Banner /etc/issue' in config.content | b64decode"
+            - "'Ciphers aes256-gcm@openssh.com' in config.content | b64decode"
+            - "'Subsystem sftp internal-sftp' in config.content | b64decode"
     tags: tests::verify
diff --git a/tests/tests_sysconfig.yml b/tests/tests_sysconfig.yml
index 38007c2..872958d 100644
--- a/tests/tests_sysconfig.yml
+++ b/tests/tests_sysconfig.yml
@@ -14,15 +14,16 @@
       - meta: flush_handlers
 
       - name: Print current configuration file
-        command: cat /etc/sysconfig/sshd
+        slurp:
+          src: /etc/sysconfig/sshd
         register: config
 
       - name: Check the crypto policies is overridden in RHEL 8
         assert:
           that:
-            - "'CRYPTO_POLICY=' in config.stdout_lines"
+            - "'CRYPTO_POLICY=' in config.content | b64decode"
             # these are string variants in default configuration file
-            - "'# CRYPTO_POLICY=' not in config.stdout_lines"
+            - "'# CRYPTO_POLICY=' not in config.content | b64decode"
         when:
           - ansible_facts['os_family'] == "RedHat"
           - ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] == "8"
@@ -30,10 +31,10 @@
       - name: Check the RNG options are in configuration file
         assert:
           that:
-            - "'SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG=32' in config.stdout_lines"
+            - "'SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG=32' in config.content | b64decode"
             # these are string variants in default configuration file
-            - "'SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG=0' not in config.stdout_lines"
-            - "'# SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG=1' not in config.stdout_lines"
+            - "'SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG=0' not in config.content | b64decode"
+            - "'# SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG=1' not in config.content | b64decode"
         when:
           - ansible_facts['os_family'] == "RedHat"
           - ansible_facts['distribution'] != 'Fedora'