diff --git a/molecule/default/converge.yml b/molecule/default/converge.yml
index e42e7dc..d6601a6 100644
--- a/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 ---
 - name: Converge
   hosts: all
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: Ensure EPEL is not present
+      yum:
+        name: epel-release
+        state: absent
+
+    - name: Remove any traces of EPEL
+      shell: rm -f /etc/yum.repos.d/epel*
+      
   tasks:
     - name: "Include repo-epel"
       include_role:
diff --git a/molecule/mirror-is-set/converge.yml b/molecule/mirror-is-set/converge.yml
index ca46b68..17405e9 100644
--- a/molecule/mirror-is-set/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/mirror-is-set/converge.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 ---
 - name: Converge
   hosts: all
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: Ensure EPEL is not present
+      yum:
+        name: epel-release
+        state: absent
+
+    - name: Remove any traces of EPEL
+      shell: rm -f /etc/yum.repos.d/epel*
+      
   tasks:
     - name: "Include repo-almalinux"
       include_role: