diff --git a/plugins/inventory_utils/_base.py b/plugins/inventory_utils/_base.py
index 1dd27c6f..b19268d8 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory_utils/_base.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory_utils/_base.py
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ def initialize_rest_client(self, config_data):
     def get_credentials_from_options(self):
         """
         The username and password options can be plain text, jinja templates, or encrypted strings.
-        This method handles these different options and returns a plain text version of username and password
+        This method handles these different options and returns a plain text version of the username and password
         Returns:
-            A tuple of plain text username and password
+            A tuple of the plain text username and password
         """
         username = self.get_option("username")
         password = self.get_option("password")
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ def update_cached_result(self, cache, cache_key, result):
     def get_objects_by_type(self, vim_type):
         """
         Searches the requested search paths for objects of type vim_type. If the search path
-        doesn't actually exist, continue. If no search path is give, check everywhere
+        doesn't actually exist, continue. If no search path is given, check everywhere
         Args:
             vim_type: The vim object type. It should be given as a list, like [vim.HostSystem]
         Returns:
-            List of objects that exist in the search path(s) and match vim type
+            List of objects that exist in the search path(s) and match the vim type
         """
         if not self.get_option('search_paths'):
             return self.pyvmomi_client.get_all_objs_by_type(vimtype=vim_type)
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def gather_tags(self, object_moid):
         """
         Given an object moid, gather any tags attached to the object.
         Args:
-            object_moid: str, The objects MOID
+            object_moid: str, The object's MOID
         Returns:
             tuple
             First item is a dict with the object's tags. Keys are tag IDs and values are tag names
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/clients/_pyvmomi.py b/plugins/module_utils/clients/_pyvmomi.py
index 5d58c2dc..5f2e5e31 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/clients/_pyvmomi.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/clients/_pyvmomi.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def __init__(self, connection_params):
     def connect_to_api(self, connection_params, disconnect_atexit=True, return_si=False):
         """
         Connect to the vCenter/ESXi client using the pyvmomi SDK. This creates a service instance
-        which can then be used programmatically to make calls to vCenter or ESXi
+        which can then be used programmatically to make calls to the vCenter or ESXi
         Args:
             connection_params: dict, A dictionary with different authentication or connection parameters like
                                username, password, hostname, etc. The full list is found in the method below.
@@ -157,18 +157,18 @@ def __create_service_instance(self, connection_args, username, password, http_pr
                 service_instance = connect.SmartConnect(**connection_args)
         except vim.fault.InvalidLogin as e:
             raise ApiAccessError((
-                "Unable to log on to vCenter or ESXi API at %s:%s as %s: %s" %
+                "Unable to log on to the vCenter or ESXi API at %s:%s as %s: %s" %
                 (connection_args['host'], connection_args['port'], username, e.msg) +
                 error_msg_suffix
             ))
         except vim.fault.NoPermission as e:
             raise ApiAccessError((
-                "User %s does not have required permission to log on to vCenter or ESXi API at %s:%s : %s" %
+                "User %s does not have the required permissions to log on to the vCenter or ESXi API at %s:%s : %s" %
                 (username, connection_args['host'], connection_args['port'], e.msg)
             ))
         except (requests.ConnectionError, ssl.SSLError) as e:
             raise ApiAccessError((
-                "Unable to connect to vCenter or ESXi API at %s on TCP/%s: %s" %
+                "Unable to connect to the vCenter or ESXi API at %s on TCP/%s: %s" %
                 (connection_args['host'], connection_args['port'], e)
             ))
         except vmodl.fault.InvalidRequest as e:
@@ -179,14 +179,14 @@ def __create_service_instance(self, connection_args, username, password, http_pr
             ))
         except Exception as e:
             raise ApiAccessError((
-                "Unknown error while connecting to vCenter or ESXi API at %s:%s : %s" %
+                "Unknown error while connecting to the vCenter or ESXi API at %s:%s : %s" %
                 (connection_args['host'], connection_args['port'], e.msg) +
                 error_msg_suffix
             ))
 
         if service_instance is None:
             raise ApiAccessError((
-                "Unknown error while connecting to vCenter or ESXi API at %s:%s" %
+                "Unknown error while connecting to the vCenter or ESXi API at %s:%s" %
                 (connection_args['host'], connection_args['port']) +
                 error_msg_suffix
             ))
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def check_requirements(self):
 
     def get_all_objs_by_type(self, vimtype, folder=None, recurse=True):
         """
-            Returns a list of all objects matching a given VMWare type.
+            Returns a list of all objects matching a given VMware type.
             You can also limit the search by folder and recurse if desired
             Args:
                 vimtype: The type of object to search for
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def get_all_objs_by_type(self, vimtype, folder=None, recurse=True):
                         none is provided, the datacenter root will be used
                 recurse: If true, the search will recurse through the folder structure
             Returns:
-                list of objs
+                A list of matching objects.
         """
         if not folder:
             folder = self.content.rootFolder
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/clients/_rest.py b/plugins/module_utils/clients/_rest.py
index 6ac54560..e766a1ff 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/clients/_rest.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/clients/_rest.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def get_tags_by_vm_moid(self, vm_moid):
             vm_moid: the VM MOID to use to gather tags
 
         Returns:
-            List of tag object associated with the given virtual machine
+            List of tag objects associated with the given virtual machine
         """
         dobj = DynamicID(type='VirtualMachine', id=vm_moid)
         return self.get_tags_for_dynamic_id_obj(dobj=dobj)
@@ -176,14 +176,14 @@ def get_tags_by_host_moid(self, host_moid):
             host_moid: the Host MOID to use to gather tags
 
         Returns:
-            List of tag object associated with the given host
+            List of tag objects associated with the given host
         """
         dobj = DynamicID(type='HostSystem', id=host_moid)
         return self.get_tags_for_dynamic_id_obj(dobj=dobj)
 
     def get_tags_for_dynamic_id_obj(self, dobj):
         """
-        Return tag objects associated with an DynamicID object.
+        Return tag objects associated with a DynamicID object.
         Args:
             dobj: Dynamic object
         Returns:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_inventory_esxi_hosts/files/test.esxi_hosts.yml b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_inventory_esxi_hosts/files/test.esxi_hosts.yml
index 00b5173c..077a7f71 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_inventory_esxi_hosts/files/test.esxi_hosts.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_inventory_esxi_hosts/files/test.esxi_hosts.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 ---
 plugin: vmware.vmware.esxi_hosts
+
+hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
+username: "{{ vcenter_username }}"
+password: "{{ vcenter_password }}"
+port: "{{ vcenter_port }}"
+
 cache: false
 group_by_paths: true
 group_by_paths_prefix: test
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_inventory_esxi_hosts/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_inventory_esxi_hosts/tasks/main.yml
index 74b8f689..8c7c5baf 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vmware_inventory_esxi_hosts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vmware_inventory_esxi_hosts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -8,22 +8,23 @@
       ansible.builtin.command: ansible-inventory -i "{{ role_path }}/files/test.esxi_hosts.yml" --list
       register: _inventory_out
 
-    - name: Debug Inventory Output
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        var: _inventory_out
-
     - name: Parse Inventory Results as JSON
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         inventory_results: "{{ _inventory_out.stdout | from_json }}"
 
+    - name: Debug Inventory Output Because It Failed
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: _inventory_out
+      when: not inventory_results._meta.hostvars
+
     # you can't reference the 'all' property here for some reason. It reverts back to the test playbook inventory
     # instead of the inventory_results
     - name: Check Output
       ansible.builtin.assert:
         that:
-          - first_host.ansible_host
-          - first_host.tags is defined
-          - first_host.tags_by_category is defined
+          - first_host.ansible_host is regex('^[\d+\.]+$')
+          - first_host.tags is defined and first_host.tags is not None
+          - first_host.tags_by_category is defined and first_host.tags_by_category is not None
           - >-
             (inventory_results.poweredOn.hosts | length) ==
             (inventory_results._meta.hostvars.values() | selectattr('summary.runtime.powerState', 'equalto', 'poweredOn') | length)