diff --git a/molecule/default/converge.yml b/molecule/default/converge.yml
index 82e7f00..0f29416 100644
--- a/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,29 @@
 - name: Converge
   hosts: all
 
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: Update apt cache
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        update_cache: true
+        cache_valid_time: 600
+
+    - name: Ensure required packages are installed
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name: "{{ dependency }}"
+        state: present
+      loop: "{{ nvm_dependencies }}"
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: dependency
+
+    - name: Create users for testing
+      ansible.builtin.user:
+        name: "{{ user.username }}"
+        shell: /bin/bash
+        state: present
+      with_items: "{{ users }}"
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: user
+
   roles:
     - role: "{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY') | basename }}"
       nvm_dependencies:
diff --git a/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index dc65279..678ba5b 100644
--- a/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ provisioner:
   name: ansible
   playbooks:
     converge: ${MOLECULE_PLAYBOOK:-converge.yml}
-    prepare: prepare.yml
 
 verifier:
   name: ansible
diff --git a/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/molecule/default/prepare.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f525d7..0000000
--- a/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Prepare
-  hosts: all
-  become: true
-
-  tasks:
-    - name: Ensure required packages are installed
-      ansible.builtin.package:
-        name: "{{ dependency }}"
-        state: present
-      loop: "{{ nvm_dependencies }}"
-      loop_control:
-        loop_var: dependency
-
-    - name: Create users for testing
-      ansible.builtin.user:
-        name: "{{ user.username }}"
-        shell: /bin/bash
-        state: present
-      with_items: "{{ users }}"
-      loop_control:
-        loop_var: user