diff --git a/packages/ansible-language-server/test/helper.ts b/packages/ansible-language-server/test/helper.ts
index feb0c734c..30961b491 100644
--- a/packages/ansible-language-server/test/helper.ts
+++ b/packages/ansible-language-server/test/helper.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ import { TextDocument } from "vscode-languageserver-textdocument";
 import * as path from "path";
 import { readFileSync } from "fs";
 import { WorkspaceManager } from "../src/services/workspaceManager";
-import { createConnection, TextDocuments } from "vscode-languageserver/node";
+import {
+  CompletionItem,
+  createConnection,
+  TextDocuments,
+} from "vscode-languageserver/node";
 import { ValidationManager } from "../src/services/validationManager";
 import { ExtensionSettings } from "../src/interfaces/extensionSettings";
 
@@ -93,7 +97,10 @@ export function isWindows(): boolean {
  * @param triggerCharacter - string against which fuzzy search is to be done
  * @returns list after sorting and filtering
  */
-export function smartFilter(completionList, triggerCharacter) {
+export function smartFilter(
+  completionList: CompletionItem[],
+  triggerCharacter: string,
+): CompletionItem[] {
   if (!completionList) {
     return [];
   }
@@ -108,7 +115,12 @@ export function smartFilter(completionList, triggerCharacter) {
   });
 
   let filteredCompletionList = triggerCharacter
-    ? searcher.search(triggerCharacter).slice(0, 5)
+    ? searcher
+        .search(triggerCharacter)
+        .slice(0, 5)
+        .map((completion) => {
+          return completion.item;
+        })
     : completionList.slice(0, 5);
 
   if (filteredCompletionList.length === 0) {
@@ -118,9 +130,13 @@ export function smartFilter(completionList, triggerCharacter) {
       keys: ["label"],
       threshold: 0.2,
     });
-
     filteredCompletionList = triggerCharacter
-      ? newSearcher.search(triggerCharacter).slice(0, 5)
+      ? newSearcher
+          .search(triggerCharacter)
+          .slice(0, 5)
+          .map((completion) => {
+            return completion.item;
+          })
       : completionList.slice(0, 5);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/ansible-language-server/test/providers/completionProvider.test.ts b/packages/ansible-language-server/test/providers/completionProvider.test.ts
index dfaa7e43c..d8821dc06 100644
--- a/packages/ansible-language-server/test/providers/completionProvider.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ansible-language-server/test/providers/completionProvider.test.ts
@@ -50,15 +50,8 @@ function testPlayKeywords(
       if (!completion) {
         expect(filteredCompletion.length).be.equal(0);
       } else {
-        if (!filteredCompletion[0].item) {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
-        } else {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.label).to.be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.textEdit.newText).to.be.equal(
-            completion,
-          );
-        }
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
       }
     });
   });
@@ -95,15 +88,8 @@ function testRoleKeywords(
       if (!completion) {
         expect(filteredCompletion.length).be.equal(0);
       } else {
-        if (!filteredCompletion[0].item) {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
-        } else {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.label).to.be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.textEdit.newText).to.be.equal(
-            completion,
-          );
-        }
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
       }
     });
   });
@@ -140,15 +126,8 @@ function testBlockKeywords(
       if (!completion) {
         expect(filteredCompletion.length).be.equal(0);
       } else {
-        if (!filteredCompletion[0].item) {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
-        } else {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.label).to.be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.textEdit.newText).to.be.equal(
-            completion,
-          );
-        }
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
       }
     });
   });
@@ -185,15 +164,8 @@ function testTaskKeywords(
       if (!completion) {
         expect(filteredCompletion.length).be.equal(0);
       } else {
-        if (!filteredCompletion[0].item) {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
-        } else {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.label).to.be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.textEdit.newText).to.be.equal(
-            completion,
-          );
-        }
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
       }
     });
   });
@@ -266,15 +238,8 @@ function testModuleNames(
       if (!completion) {
         expect(filteredCompletion.length).be.equal(0);
       } else {
-        if (!filteredCompletion[0].item) {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).to.contain(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).to.contain(completion);
-        } else {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.label).to.contain(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.textEdit.newText).to.contain(
-            completion,
-          );
-        }
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).to.contain(completion);
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).to.contain(completion);
       }
     });
   });
@@ -335,15 +300,8 @@ function testModuleOptions(
       if (!completion) {
         expect(filteredCompletion.length).be.equal(0);
       } else {
-        if (!filteredCompletion[0].item) {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
-        } else {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.label).to.be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.textEdit.newText).be.equal(
-            completion,
-          );
-        }
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
       }
     });
   });
@@ -394,11 +352,7 @@ function testModuleOptionsValues(
         actualCompletion,
         triggerCharacter,
       ).map((completion) => {
-        if (!completion.item) {
-          return completion.label;
-        } else {
-          return completion.item.label;
-        }
+        return completion.label;
       });
 
       if (!completion) {
@@ -411,11 +365,7 @@ function testModuleOptionsValues(
         actualCompletion,
         triggerCharacter,
       ).map((completion) => {
-        if (!completion.item) {
-          return completion.textEdit.newText;
-        } else {
-          return completion.item.textEdit.newText;
-        }
+        return completion.textEdit.newText;
       });
 
       if (!completion) {
@@ -479,15 +429,8 @@ function testModuleNamesWithoutFQCN(
       if (!completion) {
         expect(filteredCompletion.length).be.equal(0);
       } else {
-        if (!filteredCompletion[0].item) {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
-        } else {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.label).to.be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.textEdit.newText).to.be.equal(
-            completion,
-          );
-        }
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
       }
     });
   });
@@ -530,15 +473,8 @@ function testPlaybookAdjacentCollection(
       if (!completion) {
         expect(filteredCompletion.length).be.equal(0);
       } else {
-        if (!filteredCompletion[0].item) {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
-        } else {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.label).to.be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.textEdit.newText).be.equal(
-            completion,
-          );
-        }
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
       }
     });
   });
@@ -575,15 +511,8 @@ function testNonPlaybookAdjacentCollection(
       if (!completion) {
         expect(filteredCompletion.length).be.equal(0);
       } else {
-        if (!filteredCompletion[0].item) {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
-        } else {
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.label).to.be.equal(completion);
-          expect(filteredCompletion[0].item.textEdit.newText).be.equal(
-            completion,
-          );
-        }
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].label).be.equal(completion);
+        expect(filteredCompletion[0].textEdit.newText).be.equal(completion);
       }
     });
   });
@@ -628,11 +557,7 @@ function testHostValues(
         actualCompletion,
         triggerCharacter,
       ).map((completion) => {
-        if (!completion.item) {
-          return completion.label;
-        } else {
-          return completion.item.label;
-        }
+        return completion.label;
       });
 
       if (!completion) {
@@ -689,11 +614,7 @@ function testVarsCompletionInsideJinja(
         actualCompletion,
         triggerCharacter,
       ).map((completion) => {
-        if (!completion.item) {
-          return completion.label;
-        } else {
-          return completion.item.label;
-        }
+        return completion.label;
       });
 
       if (!completion) {