diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_log.py b/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_log.py
index 6b5c258f6c..434f2b399b 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_log.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_log.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class TestAnsibleModuleLogJournal:
             assert journal_send.called == 1
             # Message
             # call_args is a 2-tuple of (arg_list, kwarg_dict)
-            assert journal_send.call_args[0][0].endswith('unittest no_log'), 'Message was not sent to log'
+            assert journal_send.call_args[1]['MESSAGE'].endswith('unittest no_log'), 'Message was not sent to log'
             # log adds this journal field
             assert 'MODULE' in journal_send.call_args[1]
             assert 'basic.py' in journal_send.call_args[1]['MODULE']
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ class TestAnsibleModuleLogJournal:
         journal_send = mocker.patch('systemd.journal.send')
         am.log(msg)
         assert journal_send.call_count == 1, 'journal.send not called exactly once'
-        assert journal_send.call_args[0][0].endswith(param)
+        assert journal_send.call_args[1]['MESSAGE'].endswith(param)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('stdin', ({},), indirect=['stdin'])
     def test_log_args(self, am, mocker):
         journal_send = mocker.patch('systemd.journal.send')
         am.log('unittest log_args', log_args=dict(TEST='log unittest'))
         assert journal_send.called == 1
-        assert journal_send.call_args[0][0].endswith('unittest log_args'), 'Message was not sent to log'
+        assert journal_send.call_args[1]['MESSAGE'].endswith('unittest log_args'), 'Message was not sent to log'
 
         # log adds this journal field
         assert 'MODULE' in journal_send.call_args[1]