diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 597d8c112..0cc4157b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ BUG FIXES:
 CI/CD:
 
 - Add Molecule tests for NGINX Amplify.
+- Use the local role name (`ansible-role-nginx`) instead of the  fully qualified role name (`nginxinc.nginx`) in Molecule to ensure tests always work as intended in environments where the role has been already installed beforehand.
 
 ## 0.24.2 (October 3rd, 2023)
 
diff --git a/molecule/default/converge.yml b/molecule/default/converge.yml
index b8e2b53d5..4a73b567d 100644
--- a/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Install NGINX
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: nginxinc.nginx
+        name: ansible-role-nginx
       vars:
         nginx_modules:
           - geoip
diff --git a/molecule/distribution/converge.yml b/molecule/distribution/converge.yml
index 9d384ff78..f0b0c0d95 100644
--- a/molecule/distribution/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/distribution/converge.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Install NGINX
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: nginxinc.nginx
+        name: ansible-role-nginx
       vars:
         nginx_install_from: os_repository
diff --git a/molecule/downgrade-plus/converge.yml b/molecule/downgrade-plus/converge.yml
index 1715a5e38..85e6f43ed 100644
--- a/molecule/downgrade-plus/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/downgrade-plus/converge.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Install NGINX
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: nginxinc.nginx
+        name: ansible-role-nginx
       vars:
         nginx_type: plus
         nginx_license:
diff --git a/molecule/downgrade/converge.yml b/molecule/downgrade/converge.yml
index cd90f04f3..69c25dc0e 100644
--- a/molecule/downgrade/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/downgrade/converge.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Install NGINX
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: nginxinc.nginx
+        name: ansible-role-nginx
       vars:
         nginx_version: "{{ version }}"
diff --git a/molecule/plus/converge.yml b/molecule/plus/converge.yml
index f3e23f5c3..58147e23a 100644
--- a/molecule/plus/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/plus/converge.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Install NGINX Plus
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: nginxinc.nginx
+        name: ansible-role-nginx
       vars:
         nginx_type: plus
         nginx_license:
diff --git a/molecule/source-version/converge.yml b/molecule/source-version/converge.yml
index 6786ec8e1..34e2fc8e9 100644
--- a/molecule/source-version/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/source-version/converge.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Install NGINX from source
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: nginxinc.nginx
+        name: ansible-role-nginx
       vars:
         nginx_install_from: source
         nginx_branch: stable
diff --git a/molecule/source/converge.yml b/molecule/source/converge.yml
index 236f6f3ad..ee153009f 100644
--- a/molecule/source/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/source/converge.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Install NGINX from source
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: nginxinc.nginx
+        name: ansible-role-nginx
       vars:
         nginx_install_from: source
         nginx_branch: stable
diff --git a/molecule/stable/converge.yml b/molecule/stable/converge.yml
index 846f83395..755fc519e 100644
--- a/molecule/stable/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/stable/converge.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Install NGINX
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: nginxinc.nginx
+        name: ansible-role-nginx
       vars:
         nginx_branch: stable
diff --git a/molecule/uninstall-plus/converge.yml b/molecule/uninstall-plus/converge.yml
index aa999c192..3f26f3817 100644
--- a/molecule/uninstall-plus/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/uninstall-plus/converge.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Uninstall NGINX
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: nginxinc.nginx
+        name: ansible-role-nginx
       vars:
         nginx_type: plus
         nginx_setup_license: false
diff --git a/molecule/uninstall/converge.yml b/molecule/uninstall/converge.yml
index 766f8a931..1436d0756 100644
--- a/molecule/uninstall/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/uninstall/converge.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Uninstall NGINX
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: nginxinc.nginx
+        name: ansible-role-nginx
       vars:
         nginx_setup: uninstall
diff --git a/molecule/upgrade-plus/converge.yml b/molecule/upgrade-plus/converge.yml
index 9dc49452c..5610c0fc8 100644
--- a/molecule/upgrade-plus/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/upgrade-plus/converge.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Install NGINX Plus
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: nginxinc.nginx
+        name: ansible-role-nginx
       vars:
         nginx_type: plus
         nginx_license:
diff --git a/molecule/upgrade/converge.yml b/molecule/upgrade/converge.yml
index 60b8942b6..e26a427a2 100644
--- a/molecule/upgrade/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/upgrade/converge.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Install NGINX
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: nginxinc.nginx
+        name: ansible-role-nginx
       vars:
         nginx_setup: upgrade
diff --git a/molecule/version/converge.yml b/molecule/version/converge.yml
index 9ff5505ac..c57cfc69d 100644
--- a/molecule/version/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/version/converge.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: Install NGINX
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
-        name: nginxinc.nginx
+        name: ansible-role-nginx
       vars:
         nginx_version: "{{ ngx_version }}"
         nginx_modules: