diff --git a/molecule/default/verify.yml b/molecule/default/verify.yml
index 3525b8d..58ed917 100644
--- a/molecule/default/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@
 - name: Verify
   hosts: all
   tasks:
-  - name: example assertion
-    assert:
-      that: true
+
+    # testing that sudo works, so warning about "consider using become" is not
+    # applicable
+    - name: Make sure that sudoers is functional
+      become: true
+      become_user: "aturing"
+      command:
+        cmd: "sudo -u ghopper whoami"
+      register: sudo_out
+      failed_when: "'ghopper' not in sudo_out.stdout"
+      tags:
+        - skip_ansible_lint