diff --git a/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index df67a15fa60aae0cdd7dd56b5a46627dc45ff5da..fb2465aa17e5353492bebbc7f4e4377a76d0efca 100644
--- a/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/xmpp_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
       ansible.builtin.user:
         name: user
         group: user
-        ansible.builtin.shell: /bin/bash
+        shell: /bin/bash
 
     - name: Deploy mcabber configuration files
       ansible.builtin.template: