diff --git a/molecule/os_hardening/verify.yml b/molecule/os_hardening/verify.yml
index 8641874b0..c890eb3f0 100644
--- a/molecule/os_hardening/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/os_hardening/verify.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@
         - verify_tasks/netrc.yml
         - verify_tasks/ignore_home_folders.yml
 
-    - name: include PAM tests
-      include_tasks: verify_tasks/pam.yml
-      when: ansible_facts.distribution in ['Debian', 'Ubuntu'] or ansible_facts.os_family == 'RedHat'
+# temp. disabled - https://github.com/dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening/issues/690
+#    - name: include PAM tests
+#      include_tasks: verify_tasks/pam.yml
+#      when: ansible_facts.distribution in ['Debian', 'Ubuntu'] or ansible_facts.os_family == 'RedHat'
 
     - name: include YUM tests
       include_tasks: verify_tasks/yum.yml
diff --git a/molecule/os_hardening_vm/verify.yml b/molecule/os_hardening_vm/verify.yml
index 360c9dea9..b2821f8db 100644
--- a/molecule/os_hardening_vm/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/os_hardening_vm/verify.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
     no_proxy: "{{ lookup('env', 'no_proxy') | default(omit) }}"
   tasks:
 
-    - name: include PAM tests
-      include_tasks: verify_tasks/pam.yml
-      when: ansible_facts.distribution in ['Debian', 'Ubuntu'] or ansible_facts.os_family == 'RedHat'
+# temp. disabled - https://github.com/dev-sec/ansible-collection-hardening/issues/690
+#    - name: include PAM tests
+#      include_tasks: verify_tasks/pam.yml
+#      when: ansible_facts.distribution in ['Debian', 'Ubuntu'] or ansible_facts.os_family == 'RedHat'
 
     - name: include YUM tests
       include_tasks: verify_tasks/yum.yml