diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ntnx_ndb_databases_sanity/tasks/tests.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ntnx_ndb_databases_sanity/tasks/tests.yml
index f6229a43..504ee6d5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/ntnx_ndb_databases_sanity/tasks/tests.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ntnx_ndb_databases_sanity/tasks/tests.yml
@@ -279,16 +279,14 @@
     properties: "{}"
   when: properties is undefined
 
-- name: Combine properties
-  block:
-    - set_fact:
-        temp_dict: "{ '{{' }} item['name']: item['value'] {{ '}}' }}"
-    - set_fact:
-        properties: "{{ properties | combine(temp_dict) }}"
-  loop: "{{ result.response.properties }}"
+# skip jekyll/Liquid syntax check
+# 
+- name: create properties map
+  set_fact: 
+      properties: "{{ properties | combine ({ item['name'] : item['value'] }) }}"
+  loop: "{{result.response.properties}}" 
   no_log: true
-
-
+#
 
 - name: Creation Status
   assert: