diff --git a/molecule/default/verify.yml b/molecule/default/verify.yml
index 29b6c1d..47a9f72 100644
--- a/molecule/default/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 ---
-# This is an example playbook to execute Ansible tests.
 - name: Verify
   hosts: all
   gather_facts: false
   tasks:
+    - name: "Test: file /etc/hosts"
+      block:
+        - name: "Stat file /etc/hosts"
+          ansible.builtin.stat:
+            path: "/etc/hosts"
+          register: stat_etc_hosts
+
+        - name: "Verify file /etc/hosts"
+          ansible.builtin.assert:
+            that:
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.exists
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.isreg
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.pw_name == 'root'
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.gr_name == 'root'
+
     - name: "Test: directory /usr/local/share/ca-certificates"
       block:
         - name: "Stat directory /usr/local/share/ca-certificates"
diff --git a/molecule/with_custom_ca/verify.yml b/molecule/with_custom_ca/verify.yml
index 4a028a6..977fce5 100644
--- a/molecule/with_custom_ca/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/with_custom_ca/verify.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 ---
-# This is an example playbook to execute Ansible tests.
 - name: Verify
   hosts: all
   gather_facts: false
   tasks:
+    - name: "Test: file /etc/hosts"
+      block:
+        - name: "Stat file /etc/hosts"
+          ansible.builtin.stat:
+            path: "/etc/hosts"
+          register: stat_etc_hosts
+
+        - name: "Verify file /etc/hosts"
+          ansible.builtin.assert:
+            that:
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.exists
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.isreg
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.pw_name == 'root'
+              - stat_etc_hosts.stat.gr_name == 'root'
+
     - name: "Test: directory /usr/local/share/ca-certificates"
       block:
         - name: "Stat directory /usr/local/share/ca-certificates"