diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/roles/container-engine/containerd/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index 48f7b5dd027..f285da1cb00 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,30 @@ lint: |
   set -e
   yamllint -c ../../../.yamllint .
 platforms:
-  - name: ubuntu18
-    box: generic/ubuntu1804
-    cpus: 2
+  - name: ubuntu20
+    box: generic/ubuntu2004
+    cpus: 1
     memory: 1024
     groups:
       - kube_control_plane
+      - kube_node
+      - k8s_cluster
+  - name: debian11
+    box: generic/debian11
+    cpus: 1
+    memory: 1024
+    groups:
+      - kube_control_plane
+      - kube_node
+      - k8s_cluster
+  - name: centos8
+    box: generic/centos8
+    cpus: 1
+    memory: 1024
+    groups:
+      - kube_control_plane
+      - kube_node
+      - k8s_cluster
 provisioner:
   name: ansible
   env:
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/container-engine/containerd/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index 1afc51a047c..aef05228d80 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,10 @@
 - name: Prepare
   hosts: all
   gather_facts: False
+  become: true
+  vars:
+    ignore_assert_errors: true
   roles:
+    - role: kubespray-defaults
     - role: bootstrap-os
+    - { role: kubernetes/preinstall, tags: ["bootstrap-os"] }