diff --git a/molecule/gentoo/Dockerfile.j2 b/molecule/gentoo/Dockerfile.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb37496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/gentoo/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FROM gentoo/stage3:systemd
+ENV container=docker
+
+VOLUME ["/sys/fs/cgroup"]
+CMD ["/sbin/init"]
diff --git a/molecule/gentoo/converge.yml b/molecule/gentoo/converge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40473ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/gentoo/converge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+- name: Converge
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: yes
+  roles:
+    - role: ipr-cnrs.nftables
+      nft_debug: true
+      # can't remove iptables on an instance with docker
+      nft_old_pkg_manage: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/molecule/gentoo/molecule.yml b/molecule/gentoo/molecule.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73b617d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/gentoo/molecule.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+dependency:
+  name: galaxy
+driver:
+  name: docker
+platforms:
+  - name: Gentoo
+    image: gentoo/stage3:systemd
+    command: /sbin/init
+    privileged: true
+    volumes:
+      - /srv/gentoo-molecule/gentoo-repo:/var/db/repos/gentoo
+      - /srv/gentoo-molecule/binpkgs:/var/cache/binpkgs
+      - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:ro
+    tmpfs:
+      - /run
+      - /tmp
+provisioner:
+  name: ansible
+verifier:
+  name: ansible
diff --git a/molecule/gentoo/prepare.yml b/molecule/gentoo/prepare.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6823c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/gentoo/prepare.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Taken from https://github.com/VTimofeenko/portage-overlay-cfg on commit d8914035e236c4f3819985098dd1ae36551bfc52
+# If bugs are found – check that repository
+# Since Gentoo builds from source, to save time on molecule tests, we should reuse artifacts as much as possible
+# This playbook performs the initial setup of a Gentoo container
+# It configures portage to try to use prebuilt packages if available and to save the built packages.
+---
+- name: Run preparation playbook
+  hosts: Gentoo
+  tasks:
+    - name: Enable buildpkg feature
+      lineinfile:
+        line: "FEATURES='buildpkg'"
+        dest: /etc/portage/make.conf
+        state: present
+    - name: Enable trying to install from binpkgs by default
+      lineinfile:
+        line: "EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS='--usepkg'"
+        dest: /etc/portage/make.conf
+        state: present
+    - name: Synchronize gentoo repository if needed
+      block:
+        - name: Check if there is anything in the repo
+          find:
+            paths: '/var/db/repos/gentoo/'
+          register: find_files_in_repo
+        - name: Synchronize the repo if needed
+          command: "emaint sync -a"
+          when: find_files_in_repo.matched == 0
+
+    - name: Install equery, needed for package check
+      # Command, because equery does not exist yet
+      command: emerge --changed-use --oneshot app-portage/gentoolkit
+      changed_when: false
+# The rest of the original file is specific to that role and not needed here
diff --git a/molecule/gentoo/verify.yml b/molecule/gentoo/verify.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8eb5316
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/gentoo/verify.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+---
+# This is an example playbook to execute Ansible tests.
+
+- name: Verify
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+
+  - name: check for nftables.d
+    stat:
+      path: /etc/nftables.d
+    register: p
+
+  - name: check nftables.d
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - p.stat.exists and p.stat.isdir
+
+  - name: check for nftables.conf
+    stat:
+      path: /etc/nftables.conf
+    register: p
+
+  - name: check nftables.conf
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - p.stat.exists
+
+  - name: check for filter-input.nft
+    stat:
+      path: /etc/nftables.d/filter-input.nft
+    register: p
+
+  - name: check filter-input.nft
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - p.stat.exists
+
+  - name: list rules
+    command: nft list ruleset
+    register: nft
+
+  - name: debug rules
+    debug: var=nft
+
+  - name: check rules
+    assert:
+      that:
+        # The whole line is:
+        # type filter hook input priority 0; policy drop;
+        # However on CentOS will return "priority 0", while Debian will
+        # show "priority filter"
+        - '"type filter hook input" in nft.stdout'
+        - '"type filter hook output" in nft.stdout'
+
+  - name: check for fail2ban systemd custom dir
+    stat:
+      path: /etc/systemd/system/fail2ban.service.d
+    register: f2b_systemd_dir
+
+  - name: check fail2ban systemd custom dir
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - f2b_systemd_dir.stat.exists and f2b_systemd_dir.stat.isdir
+
+  - name: check for fail2ban systemd override
+    stat:
+      path: /etc/systemd/system/fail2ban.service.d/override.conf
+    register: f2b_systemd_override
+
+  - name: check fail2ban systemd override
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - f2b_systemd_override.stat.exists
+
+  - name: service status - active
+    command: systemctl is-active nftables.service
+    register: status
+
+  - name: check service status
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - 'status.stdout == "active"'
+
+  - name: service status - enabled
+    command: systemctl is-enabled nftables.service
+    register: status
+
+  - name: check service status
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - 'status.stdout == "enabled"'
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 7f00a04..ea95a97 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   package:
     name: '{{ nft_pkg_list | list }}'
     state: '{{ nft_pkg_state }}'
-    update_cache: true
+    # update_cache: true
   register: pkg_install_result
   until: pkg_install_result is success
   when: nft_enabled|bool