diff --git a/plugins/modules/ip_info.py b/plugins/modules/ip_info.py
index 2f4ce750..7f9a53d9 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ip_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ip_info.py
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
 
     def _get_ip(self, address: str) -> IPAddress:
         try:
-            return self.client.load(IPAddress, address)
+            ip_addr = IPAddress(self.client, address)
+            ip_addr._api_get()
+            return ip_addr
         except Exception as exception:
             self.fail(
                 msg="failed to get IP address {0}: {1}".format(
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/instance_config_vpc/tasks/main.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/instance_config_vpc/tasks/main.yaml
index 437c7794..4388ff6f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/instance_config_vpc/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/instance_config_vpc/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     - name: Create a VPC
       linode.cloud.vpc:
         label: 'ansible-test-{{ r }}'
-        region: us-east
+        region: us-mia
         description: test description
         state: present
       register: create_vpc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     - name: Create a Linode instance with interface
       linode.cloud.instance:
         label: 'ansible-test-{{ r }}'
-        region: us-east
+        region: us-mia
         type: g6-standard-1
         disks:
           - label: test-disk
@@ -58,10 +58,23 @@
           - create_instance.configs[0].interfaces[0].ipv4.nat_1_1 == create_instance.instance.ipv4[0]
           - create_instance.configs[0].interfaces[0].ipv4.vpc == '10.0.0.3'
 
+    - name: Get ip_info about the instance's vpc ip
+      linode.cloud.ip_info:
+        address: '{{ create_instance.instance.ipv4[0] }}'
+      register: ip_info
+
+    - name: Assert ip_info matches vpc settings
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - ip_info.ip.address == create_instance.instance.ipv4[0]
+          - ip_info.ip.vpc_nat_1_1.address == '10.0.0.3'
+          - ip_info.ip.vpc_nat_1_1.vpc_id == create_vpc.vpc.id
+          - ip_info.ip.vpc_nat_1_1.subnet_id == create_subnet.subnet.id
+
     - name: Update the config interfaces
       linode.cloud.instance:
         label: 'ansible-test-{{ r }}'
-        region: us-east
+        region: us-mia
         type: g6-standard-1
         disks:
           - label: test-disk
@@ -103,7 +116,7 @@
     - name: Don't change the config interfaces
       linode.cloud.instance:
         label: 'ansible-test-{{ r }}'
-        region: us-east
+        region: us-mia
         type: g6-standard-1
         disks:
           - label: test-disk
@@ -158,4 +171,4 @@
     LINODE_API_TOKEN: '{{ api_token }}'
     LINODE_API_URL: '{{ api_url }}'
     LINODE_API_VERSION: '{{ api_version }}'
-    REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE: '{{ ca_file }}'
+    REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE: '{{ ca_file or "" }}'
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vpc_basic/tasks/main.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/vpc_basic/tasks/main.yaml
index f3b92967..d7ae34a5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vpc_basic/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vpc_basic/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     - name: Create a VPC
       linode.cloud.vpc:
         label: 'ansible-test-{{ r }}'
-        region: us-east
+        region: us-mia
         description: test description
         state: present
       register: create_vpc
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
         that:
           - create_vpc.changed
           - create_vpc.vpc.label == 'ansible-test-{{ r }}'
-          - create_vpc.vpc.region == 'us-east'
+          - create_vpc.vpc.region == 'us-mia'
           - create_vpc.vpc.description == 'test description'
 
     - name: Create a VPC with invalid label
       linode.cloud.vpc:
           label: 'test-vpc!!'
-          region: us-east
+          region: us-mia
           description: test description
           state: present
       register: invalid_label
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     - name: Update the VPC
       linode.cloud.vpc:
         label: 'ansible-test-{{ r }}'
-        region: us-east
+        region: us-mia
         description: test description updated
         state: present
       register: update_vpc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     - name: Update the VPC with invalid label
       linode.cloud.vpc:
         label: 'ansible-test-{{ r }}!'
-        region: us-east
+        region: us-mia
         description: test description updated
         state: present
       register: modify_vpc
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     - name: Don't update the VPC
       linode.cloud.vpc:
         label: 'ansible-test-{{ r }}'
-        region: us-east
+        region: us-mia
         description: test description updated
         state: present
       register: no_update_vpc
@@ -115,4 +115,4 @@
     LINODE_API_VERSION: '{{ api_version }}'
 
     # Temporary testing override; remove before merge to dev
-    REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE: '{{ ca_file }}'
+    REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE: '{{ ca_file or "" }}'
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/vpc_subnet/tasks/main.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/vpc_subnet/tasks/main.yaml
index e77547c9..2e1eddea 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/vpc_subnet/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/vpc_subnet/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     - name: Create a VPC
       linode.cloud.vpc:
         label: 'ansible-test-{{ r }}'
-        region: us-east
+        region: us-mia
         description: test description
         state: present
       register: create_vpc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         that:
           - create_vpc.changed
           - create_vpc.vpc.label == 'ansible-test-{{ r }}'
-          - create_vpc.vpc.region == 'us-east'
+          - create_vpc.vpc.region == 'us-mia'
           - create_vpc.vpc.description == 'test description'
 
     - name: Create a subnet
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@
     LINODE_API_VERSION: '{{ api_version }}'
 
     # Temporary testing override; remove before merge to dev
-    REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE: '{{ ca_file }}'
+    REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE: '{{ ca_file or "" }}'