diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_step_functions_state_machine/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/aws_step_functions_state_machine/defaults/main.yml
index 45e7f6e3aad..15d14b3cf6b 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/aws_step_functions_state_machine/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_step_functions_state_machine/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-state_machine_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}_step_functions_state_machine_ansible_test"
+# the random_num is generated in a set_fact task at the start of the testsuite
+state_machine_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}_step_functions_state_machine_ansible_test_{{ random_num }}"
 step_functions_role_name: "ansible-test-sts-{{ resource_prefix }}-step_functions-role"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_step_functions_state_machine/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/aws_step_functions_state_machine/tasks/main.yml
index dffc5b81501..fb5b67624e6 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/aws_step_functions_state_machine/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_step_functions_state_machine/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 
     # ==== Tests ===================================================
 
+    - name: Create a random component for state machine name
+      set_fact:
+        random_num: "{{ 999999999 | random }}"
+
     - name: Create a new state machine -- check_mode
       aws_step_functions_state_machine:
         name: "{{ state_machine_name }}"