diff --git a/extensions/molecule/default/verify.yml b/extensions/molecule/default/verify.yml
index b7c7387..676e469 100644
--- a/extensions/molecule/default/verify.yml
+++ b/extensions/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
         ipv4: "{{ ipv4 | regex_search('([0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+)') }}"
     - name: load root password from environment variable
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        root_pwd: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.env', 'LTE_CONTAINER_ROOT_PWD') }}"
+        pwd: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.env', 'LTE_CONTAINER_ROOT_PWD') }}"
     - name: connect via ssh to linux container
       ansible.builtin.shell:
         cmd: |
-          sshpass -p{{ root_pwd }} ssh -o ConnectTimeout=1 root@{{ ipv4 }} exit;
+          sshpass -p{{ pwd }} ssh -o ConnectTimeout=1 root@{{ ipv4 }} exit;
       register: ssh
     - name: verify ssh connection to linux container
       ansible.builtin.assert: