diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/defaults/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/defaults/main.yml
index ac209ced5..b7c9164f1 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/defaults/main.yml
@@ -75,3 +75,6 @@ tripleo_backup_and_restore_firewalld_zone: "libvirt"
 
 # The ReaR rpm installs a cronjob at 1:30 each day by default. This variable deactivate that behaviour.
 tripleo_backup_and_restore_remove_default_cronjob: true
+
+# Skip the ping test to the NFS server on rear setup
+tripleo_backup_and_restore_skip_nfs_test: false
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/molecule/default/converge.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/molecule/default/converge.yml
index 58a7a882b..dab3abcaa 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   hosts: all
   roles:
     - role: backup_and_restore
-      tripleo_backup_and_restore_nfs_server: undercloud
+      tripleo_backup_and_restore_nfs_server: localhost
       tripleo_backup_and_restore_rear_simulate: true
       tripleo_backup_and_restore_service_manager: false
       tripleo_backup_and_restore_hiera_config_file: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/hiera.yaml"
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index af50ba650..378559a1b 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@
       podman_image:
         name: "{{ item }}"
       with_items:
-        - centos:8
+        - registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal
         - mysql
 
     - name: Create a data container
       podman_container:
         name: "{{ item }}"
-        image: centos:8
+        image: ubi-minimal
         state: started
         command: sleep 1d
       with_items:
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/tasks/setup_rear.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/tasks/setup_rear.yml
index 0b7b7a5d4..7129fe488 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/tasks/setup_rear.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/backup_and_restore/tasks/setup_rear.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@
   tags:
     - bar_setup_rear
 
+- name: Check NFS server IP
+  command: ping -c 1 '{{ tripleo_backup_and_restore_nfs_server }}'
+  when: not (tripleo_backup_and_restore_skip_nfs_test | bool)
+  tags:
+    - bar_setup_rear
+
 - name: Generate ReaR config file
   become: true
   template: