diff --git a/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index cddfe31b7ecbbd8f820eba30cee0bd60a8f4996a..62187af3f9d3e10025beb642832b9b024a2bb50f 100644
--- a/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 
     - name: Install console-based XMPP tool (for non-interactive testing)
       apt:
-        name: sendxmpp
+        name: go-sendxmpp
         state: present
 
     - name: Create dedicated group for testing
@@ -308,8 +308,10 @@
 
     - name: Install console-based XMPP tool (for non-interactive testing)
       apt:
-        name: sendxmpp
+        name: "{{ sendxmpp_package }}"
         state: present
+      vars:
+        sendxmpp_package: "{% if ansible_distribution_release == 'bullseye' %}sendxmpp{% else %}go-sendxmpp{% endif %}"
 
     - name: Deploy small Lua script for listing the enabled modules in Prosody
       copy: