diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml b/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
index b281af3da..8bc9a40ae 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ molecule:
       - container-engine/containerd
       - container-engine/cri-o
       - container-engine/gvisor
+      - container-engine/kata-containers
       - adduser
       - bastion-ssh-config
       - bootstrap_os
@@ -50,7 +51,5 @@ molecule_full:
   parallel:
     matrix:
     - ROLE:
-      # FIXME : tests below are perma-failing
-      - container-engine/kata-containers
       # FIXME: until youki release 0.6.1
       - container-engine/youki