diff --git a/roles/database/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/roles/database/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index 00ca5747c121d082439e9ce8a4bb0e1dc44689c7..7c9d245fe1998c461f11ff4a263a5ee6965bb0f2 100644
--- a/roles/database/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/roles/database/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ platforms:
     box: debian/contrib-buster64
     memory: 512
     cpus: 1
+    provider_raw_config_args:
+      - "customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--paravirtprovider', 'minimal']"
 
   - name: parameters-optional-buster
     groups:
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ platforms:
     box: debian/contrib-buster64
     memory: 512
     cpus: 1
+    provider_raw_config_args:
+      - "customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--paravirtprovider', 'minimal']"
 
   - name: parameters-mandatory-bullseye
     groups:
@@ -35,6 +39,8 @@ platforms:
     box: debian/bullseye64
     memory: 512
     cpus: 1
+    provider_raw_config_args:
+      - "customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--paravirtprovider', 'minimal']"
 
   - name: parameters-optional-bullseye
     groups:
@@ -43,6 +49,8 @@ platforms:
     box: debian/bullseye64
     memory: 512
     cpus: 1
+    provider_raw_config_args:
+      - "customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--paravirtprovider', 'minimal']"
 
 provisioner:
   name: ansible