diff --git a/molecule/default/verify.yml b/molecule/default/verify.yml
index fcb5495..3f1ea7a 100644
--- a/molecule/default/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,5 @@
   hosts: all
   become: true
   tasks:
-    - name: test r installation
-      ansible.builtin.shell: >
-        Rscript -e  'print(gsub("I","O","PING"))'
-        | grep -q 'PONG'
-        && (echo 'Availability test: pass' && exit 0)
-        || (echo 'Availability test: fail' && exit 1)
-      changed_when: false
-      tags:
-        - skip_ansible_lint
+    - name: include tasks
+      ansible.builtin.import_tasks: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../../tests/tasks/post.yml"
diff --git a/tests/tasks/post.yml b/tests/tasks/post.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..678f8bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tasks/post.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# post test file
+---
+- name: test r installation
+  ansible.builtin.shell: >
+    Rscript -e  'print(gsub("I","O","PING"))'
+    | grep -q 'PONG'
+    && (echo 'Availability test: pass' && exit 0)
+    || (echo 'Availability test: fail' && exit 1)
+  changed_when: false
+  tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint
diff --git a/tests/test.yml b/tests/test.yml
index a3d75ca..5969110 100644
--- a/tests/test.yml
+++ b/tests/test.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   become: true
   roles:
     - ../../
+  post_tasks:
+    - name: include tasks
+      ansible.builtin.import_tasks: "{{ playbook_dir }}/tasks/post.yml"
   vars:
     r_packages:
       - name: DBI
diff --git a/tests/vagrant.yml b/tests/vagrant.yml
index afdaebc..cb458a1 100644
--- a/tests/vagrant.yml
+++ b/tests/vagrant.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@
   become: true
   roles:
     - ../../
+  post_tasks:
+    - name: include tasks
+      ansible.builtin.import_tasks: "{{ playbook_dir }}/tasks/post.yml"