diff --git a/.github/workflows/molecule.yaml b/.github/workflows/molecule.yaml
index 0d1e72d9a..80db37c4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/molecule.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/molecule.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install ansible
       run: pip install ansible
     - name: Install collections
-      run: ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml
+      run: ansible-galaxy collection install --force -r requirements.yml
     - name: Install molecule deps
       run: pip install -r molecule-requirements.txt
     - name: Run molecule test
diff --git a/roles/edpm_multipathd/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/edpm_multipathd/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index a8c1e5639..83c61e5c5 100644
--- a/roles/edpm_multipathd/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/edpm_multipathd/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-- name: Prepare
+- name: Prepare test deps
   hosts: all
   gather_facts: false
   roles:
@@ -23,4 +23,14 @@
         - iproute
         - iscsi-initiator-utils
         - podman
-    - role: env_data
+- name: Prepare
+  hosts: all
+  roles:
+    - role: osp.edpm.env_data
+  tasks:
+    - name: set /etc/localtime
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /etc/localtime
+        src: /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC
+        state: link
diff --git a/roles/edpm_telemetry/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/edpm_telemetry/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index 38bdb3f4b..ba5277fc6 100644
--- a/roles/edpm_telemetry/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/edpm_telemetry/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@
         state: directory
         mode: "0775"
 
+    - name: set /etc/localtime
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /etc/localtime
+        src: /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC
+        state: link
+
     - name: Create /run/libvirt directory
       ansible.builtin.file:
         path: "/run/libvirt"
diff --git a/scripts/molecule_venv.sh b/scripts/molecule_venv.sh
index 3157f8710..72f1e5fdb 100755
--- a/scripts/molecule_venv.sh
+++ b/scripts/molecule_venv.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ fi
 source $LOCAL_MOLECULE_ENV/bin/activate
 
 pip install -r molecule-requirements.txt
-ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml
+ansible-galaxy collection install --force -r requirements.yml
 ./scripts/test_roles.py
 deactivate