diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4e1325c..49b3f56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ jobs:
             scenario: default
           - distro: amazonlinux2
             scenario: default
-          - distro: centos7
-            scenario: default
           - distro: ubuntu1804
             scenario: default
           - distro: fedora33
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 85153b2..4a4e96f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ k3s_github_url: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s
 # URL for K3s updates API
 k3s_api_url: https://update.k3s.io
 
+# Install K3s in Air Gapped scenarios
+k3s_airgap: false
+
 # Skip all tasks that validate configuration
 k3s_skip_validation: false
 
diff --git a/molecule/nodeploy/.gitignore b/molecule/nodeploy/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..200dcfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/nodeploy/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+files/*
diff --git a/molecule/nodeploy/converge.yml b/molecule/nodeploy/converge.yml
index 831fec7..eed5687 100644
--- a/molecule/nodeploy/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/nodeploy/converge.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
     molecule_is_test: true
     k3s_server: "{{ lookup('file', 'k3s_server.yml') | from_yaml }}"
     k3s_agent: "{{ lookup('file', 'k3s_agent.yml') | from_yaml }}"
+    k3s_airgap: true
   roles:
     - role: "{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY') | basename }}"
diff --git a/molecule/nodeploy/prepare.yml b/molecule/nodeploy/prepare.yml
index 5ae730a..defa929 100644
--- a/molecule/nodeploy/prepare.yml
+++ b/molecule/nodeploy/prepare.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,20 @@
         state: present
         update_cache: true
       when: ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt'
+
+    - name: Prepare air-gapped installation
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      run_once: true
+      block:
+
+        - name: Ensure files directory exists
+          ansible.builtin.file:
+            path: ./files
+            state: directory
+            mode: 0750
+
+        - name: Ensure k3s is downloaded for air-gap installation
+          ansible.builtin.get_url:
+            url: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/download/v1.22.5%2Bk3s1/k3s
+            dest: ./files/k3s
+            mode: 0755
diff --git a/tasks/build/airgap-k3s.yml b/tasks/build/airgap-k3s.yml
index 763645c..17ad87a 100644
--- a/tasks/build/airgap-k3s.yml
+++ b/tasks/build/airgap-k3s.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     state: directory
     mode: 0755
 
-- name: Copy local k3s binary to target host
+- name: Ensure k3s binary is copied from controller to target host
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: k3s
     # TODO: allow airgap to bypass version post-fix
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 721f616..5f8906f 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ k3s_api_releases: "{{ k3s_api_url }}/v1-release/channels"
 # Download location for releases
 k3s_github_download_url: "{{ k3s_github_url }}/releases/download"
 
-# Install K3s in Air Gapped scenarios
-k3s_airgap: false
-
 # Generate a runtime config dictionary for validation
 k3s_runtime_config: "{{ (k3s_server | default({})) | combine (k3s_agent | default({})) }}"