diff --git a/tests/user/test_users_absent.yml b/tests/user/test_users_absent.yml
index 752b241210cd8519313589e6d7c45262b2752990..d211816c961fcecf719bb03846ac66ed0f1010d5 100644
--- a/tests/user/test_users_absent.yml
+++ b/tests/user/test_users_absent.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@
     include_vars:
       file: users.json
 
+  - name: Create dict with user names
+    set_fact:
+      user_names: "{{ user_names | default([]) + [{ 'name': item.name }] }}"
+    loop: "{{ users }}"
+
   - name: Users absent len:{{ users | length }}
     ipauser:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
-      users: "{{ users | json_query('[*].{name: name}') }}"
+      users: "{{ user_names }}"
       state: absent