diff --git a/molecule/os_hardening/prepare.yml b/molecule/os_hardening/prepare.yml
index 5479be75d..7e41bb479 100644
--- a/molecule/os_hardening/prepare.yml
+++ b/molecule/os_hardening/prepare.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
     - name: install required tools on SuSE
       # cannot use zypper module, since it depends on python-xml
-      shell: "zypper -n install python-xml"
+      shell: "zypper -n install python-xml awk"
       when: ansible_facts.os_family == 'Suse'
 
     - name: install required tools on fedora
diff --git a/molecule/os_hardening/verify.yml b/molecule/os_hardening/verify.yml
index c890eb3f0..7b5ff3ae9 100644
--- a/molecule/os_hardening/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/os_hardening/verify.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     - name: set ansible_python_interpreter to "/usr/bin/python3"
       set_fact:
         ansible_python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/python3"
+      when: ansible_facts.distribution == 'Fedora'
 
     - name: include verification tasks
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks: