diff --git a/tests/p_ixgbe/01_kmod-ixgbe.sh b/tests/p_ixgbe/01_kmod-ixgbe.sh
index 415239b..2eddd77 100755
--- a/tests/p_ixgbe/01_kmod-ixgbe.sh
+++ b/tests/p_ixgbe/01_kmod-ixgbe.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ t_Log "Running $0 -  Verifying that kmod-ixbe installs and loads"
 
 if [ "$centos_ver" = "7" ] ; then
   t_InstallPackage kmod-ixgbe
-  modprobe ixgbe
-  lsmod | grep -q 'ixgbe'
+  modnfo ixgbe | grep -q 'filename' | grep -q 'extra' | grep -q 'ixgbe.ko'
   t_CheckExitStatus $?
 else
   t_log "previous versions than CentOS 7 aren't using kmod-ixgbe ... skipping"