diff --git a/roles/backup_client/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/roles/backup_client/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index 021c32c09e3e55f95c9b64c109e71dcd0e2b18f5..cef86b757c8e40724770055dd490c256f620838b 100644
--- a/roles/backup_client/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/roles/backup_client/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ provisioner:
     defaults:
       force_valid_group_names: "ignore"
       interpreter_python: "/usr/bin/python3"
+      force_handlers: "True"
     ssh_connection:
       pipelining: "True"