diff --git a/templates/ansible.yml.j2 b/templates/ansible.yml.j2
index a63125d..789dba0 100644
--- a/templates/ansible.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/ansible.yml.j2
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: {% raw %}"${{ github.repository }}"{% endraw %}
 
+      - name: disable apparmor for mysql
+        run: sudo ln -s /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld /etc/apparmor.d/disable/
+      - name: parse apparmor for mysql
+        run: sudo apparmor_parser -R /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld
       - name: molecule
         uses: robertdebock/molecule-action@1.1.3
         with: