diff --git a/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/converge.yml b/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/converge.yml
index c7f4c47..959acf9 100644
--- a/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
     
 - name: imports and executes the playbook under test
   ansible.builtin.import_playbook: ../../../launch_linux_container.yml
+  vars:
+    lte_container_name: "{{ molecule_yml.platforms[0].name }}"
diff --git a/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/create.yml b/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/create.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 371214e..0000000
--- a/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/create.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Create
-  hosts: localhost
-  connection: local
-  gather_facts: false
-  # no_log: "{{ molecule_no_log }}"
-  tasks:
-
-    # TODO: Developer must implement and populate 'server' variable
-
-    - name: Create instance config
-      when: server.changed | default(false) | bool  # noqa no-handler
-      block:
-        - name: Populate instance config dict  # noqa jinja
-          ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-            instance_conf_dict: {}
-            # instance': "{{ }}",
-            # address': "{{ }}",
-            # user': "{{ }}",
-            # port': "{{ }}",
-            # 'identity_file': "{{ }}", }
-          with_items: "{{ server.results }}"
-          register: instance_config_dict
-
-        - name: Convert instance config dict to a list
-          ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-            instance_conf: "{{ instance_config_dict.results | map(attribute='ansible_facts.instance_conf_dict') | list }}"
-
-        - name: Dump instance config
-          ansible.builtin.copy:
-            content: |
-              # Molecule managed
-
-              {{ instance_conf | to_json | from_json | to_yaml }}
-            dest: "{{ molecule_instance_config }}"
-            mode: 0600
diff --git a/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/destroy.yml b/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/destroy.yml
index 5ba2d23..1f2ddfc 100644
--- a/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/destroy.yml
+++ b/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/destroy.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,21 @@
 ---
-- name: Destroy
+- name: Create
   hosts: localhost
   connection: local
   gather_facts: false
-  # no_log: "{{ molecule_no_log }}"
   tasks:
-    # Developer must implement.
+    - name: find current container state
+      ansible.builtin.command: "lxc ls {{ item.name }}"
+      register: container_state
+      changed_when: false
+      with_items: "{{ molecule_yml.platforms }}"
 
-    # Mandatory configuration for Molecule to function.
-
-    - name: Populate instance config
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        instance_conf: {}
-
-    - name: Dump instance config
-      ansible.builtin.copy:
-        content: |
-          # Molecule managed
-
-          {{ instance_conf | to_json | from_json | to_yaml }}
-        dest: "{{ molecule_instance_config }}"
-        mode: 0600
-      when: server.changed | default(false) | bool  # noqa no-handler
+    - name: stop running containers
+      ansible.builtin.shell:
+        cmd: |
+          lxc stop {{ item.name }} && \
+          lxc rm {{ item.name }}
+      when:
+        (container_state.results[0].rc == 0) and
+        ("RUNNING" in container_state.results[0].stdout)
+      with_items: "{{ molecule_yml.platforms }}"
diff --git a/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index f291e2b..9a40fa3 100644
--- a/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 dependency:
   name: galaxy
 platforms:
-  - name: instance
+  - name: ${LTE_CONTAINER_NAME}
+provisioner:
+  name: ansible
+  playbooks:
+    create: destroy.yml
+    destroy: destroy.yml
 verifier:
   name: ansible
diff --git a/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/verify.yml b/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/verify.yml
index f91205f..d50d0c2 100644
--- a/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/verify.yml
+++ b/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/extensions/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
   hosts: localhost
   gather_facts: false
   tasks:
-  - name: stat file
-    ansible.builtin.stat:
-      path: ~/tst.log
-    register: stat_result
-  - name: verify file exists
-    assert:
-      that: stat_result.stat.exists
+    - name: find current container state
+      ansible.builtin.command: "lxc ls {{ item.name }}"
+      register: container_state
+      with_items: "{{ molecule_yml.platforms }}"
+
+    - name: verify launched container is running
+      assert:
+        that:
+          (container_state.results[0].rc == 0) and
+          ("RUNNING" in container_state.results[0].stdout)
diff --git a/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/roles/linux_container/tasks/main.yml b/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/roles/linux_container/tasks/main.yml
index 8490985..4476738 100644
--- a/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/roles/linux_container/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/collections/ansible_collections/theliberatededge/test_linux_containers/roles/linux_container/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 ---
-- name: Task is running from within the role
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: ~/tst.log
-    state: touch
+- name: find current container state
+  ansible.builtin.command: "lxc ls {{ lte_container_name }}"
+  register: container_state
   changed_when: false
+
+- name: launch debian bookworm linux container
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: |
+      lxc launch \
+        images:debian/bookworm/cloud \
+        {{ lte_container_name }}
+  when:
+    (container_state.rc == 1) or
+    ("RUNNING" not in container_state.stdout)