diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54f87f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[defaults]
+interpreter_python=auto_silent
+inventory = hosts
+nocows = 0
diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index ca78288..08c0182 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 jq
+# requried by sova ansible module (not inside the venv)
+python3-yaml [platform:ubuntu]
+python3-pyyaml [platform:rpm !platform:rhel-7 !platform:centos-7]
diff --git a/hosts b/hosts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff5df5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+localhost connection=local
diff --git a/output/queries-schema.json b/output/queries-schema.json
index 9fea83c..e459a70 100644
--- a/output/queries-schema.json
+++ b/output/queries-schema.json
@@ -85,8 +85,17 @@
         },
         "regex": {
           "title": "Regex",
-          "default": false,
-          "type": "boolean"
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "array",
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          ]
         },
         "multiline": {
           "title": "Multiline",
@@ -103,8 +112,7 @@
         }
       },
       "required": [
-        "id",
-        "pattern"
+        "id"
       ],
       "additionalProperties": false
     }
diff --git a/output/sova-pattern-generated.json b/output/sova-pattern-generated.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c37aff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/output/sova-pattern-generated.json
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{
+    "patterns": {
+        "console": [
+            {
+                "id": "java_io_exception_remote_call",
+                "logstash": "",
+                "msg": "java_io_exception_remote_call",
+                "pattern": "java_io_exception_remote_call",
+                "tag": "info"
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "overcloud_create_failed",
+                "logstash": "",
+                "msg": "overcloud_create_failed",
+                "pattern": "overcloud_create_failed",
+                "tag": "info"
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "timeout_re",
+                "logstash": "",
+                "msg": "timeout_re",
+                "pattern": "timeout_re",
+                "tag": "info"
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "curl_re",
+                "logstash": "",
+                "msg": "curl_re",
+                "pattern": "curl_re",
+                "tag": "info"
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+    "regexes": [
+        {
+            "name": "java_io_exception_remote_call",
+            "regex": [
+                "java\\.io\\.IOException",
+                "Remote\\ call\\ on",
+                "failed"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "overcloud_create_failed",
+            "regex": "Stack\\ overcloud\\ CREATE_FAILED"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "timeout_re",
+            "regex": "Killed\\s+timeout -s 9"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "curl_re",
+            "regex": "curl. .*? couldn\\\\'t open file \"(.*?)\""
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/playbooks/sova.yml b/playbooks/sova.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6fdb69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/sova.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+---
+- name: Validate that sova can parse what we produce
+  hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  gather_facts: true
+  collections:
+    - tripleo.collect_logs
+  vars:
+    sova_cfg_file: "{{ lookup('file', playbook_dir + '/../output/sova-pattern-generated.json') }}"
+    samples_dir: "{{ (playbook_dir, '../samples/') | path_join | realpath }}"
+    samples_log: "{{ samples_dir }}/errors-testing.err"
+  tasks:
+    - name: Display file to be tested
+      debug:
+        var: sova_cfg_file
+
+    - name: Run sova task
+      sova:
+        config: "{{ sova_cfg_file }}"
+        files:
+          console: "{{ samples_log }}"
+        result: "sova.log"
+        result_file_dir: "{{ (playbook_dir, '../output') | path_join | realpath }}"
+      register: result
+
+    - name: Display sova result
+      debug:
+        var: result
+
+    - name: Fail it unexpected result is detected
+      fail:
+        msg: "Unexpected result: {{ result }}"
+      when: >
+        samples_log not in result.processed_files
+        or result.file_written != 'sova.log'
diff --git a/requirements.in b/requirements.in
index a4e7a70..30ce364 100644
--- a/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-pydantic>=1.7.4 # MIT
+ansible-base>=2.10  # GPL
+pydantic>=1.7.4  # MIT
 yq  # Apache
 jsonschema  # MIT
 PyYAML>=5.4.1
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 54dca00..25a450b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,19 +4,36 @@
 #
 #    pip-compile --output-file=requirements.txt requirements.in
 #
+ansible-base==2.10.8
+    # via -r requirements.in
 argcomplete==1.12.2
     # via yq
 attrs==20.3.0
     # via jsonschema
+cffi==1.14.5
+    # via cryptography
+cryptography==3.4.7
+    # via ansible-base
+jinja2==2.11.3
+    # via ansible-base
 jsonschema==3.2.0
     # via -r requirements.in
+markupsafe==1.1.1
+    # via jinja2
+packaging==20.9
+    # via ansible-base
+pycparser==2.20
+    # via cffi
 pydantic==1.8.1
     # via -r requirements.in
+pyparsing==2.4.7
+    # via packaging
 pyrsistent==0.17.3
     # via jsonschema
 pyyaml==5.4.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
+    #   ansible-base
     #   yq
 six==1.15.0
     # via jsonschema
diff --git a/requirements.yml b/requirements.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbbc39a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+collections:
+  - name: git+https://opendev.org/openstack/ansible-role-collect-logs
+    type: git
+    version: master
diff --git a/samples/errors-testing.err b/samples/errors-testing.err
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a3de5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/errors-testing.err
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+couldn't open file
+Stack overcloud CREATE_FAILED
+AnsibleUndefinedVariable
diff --git a/src/data/queries.yml b/src/data/queries.yml
index ef65e86..8f6ecf6 100644
--- a/src/data/queries.yml
+++ b/src/data/queries.yml
@@ -16,5 +16,7 @@ queries:
     pattern: "Stack overcloud CREATE_FAILED"
   # from https://opendev.org/opendev/elastic-recheck/src/branch/master/queries/1260654.yaml
   - id: timeout_re
-    pattern: Killed\s+timeout -s 9
-    regex: true
+    regex: 'Killed\s+timeout -s 9'
+  - id: curl_re
+    pattern: "couldn't open file"
+    regex: 'curl. .*? couldn\\''t open file "(.*?)"'
diff --git a/src/model.py b/src/model.py
index b0095bb..24cd210 100644
--- a/src/model.py
+++ b/src/model.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, Extra, HttpUrl
 class Query(BaseModel):
     id: str
     name: Optional[str]
-    pattern: Union[List[str], str]
+    pattern: Optional[Union[List[str], str]]
 
     category: Optional[str]
     url: Optional[Union[List[HttpUrl], HttpUrl]]
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Query(BaseModel):
         description="Used for elastic-recheck")
 
     # artcl/sove specific fields
-    regex: Optional[bool] = False
+    regex: Optional[Union[List[str], str]]
     # https://opendev.org/openstack/ansible-role-collect-logs/src/branch/master/vars/sova-patterns.yml#L47
     multiline: Optional[bool] = False
     files: Optional[List[str]] = Field(
diff --git a/src/sova-converter.py b/src/sova-converter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0a0d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sova-converter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import json
+import os
+import yaml
+import re
+
+dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+# Source and destination files
+queries_src = os.path.join(dir_path, 'data', 'queries.yml')
+sova_dest = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(dir_path), 'output', 'sova-pattern-generated.json')
+# elastic_recheck_dest = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(dir_path), 'output', 'elastic-recheck-pattern-generated.json')
+
+with open(queries_src) as in_file:
+    queries_list = yaml.load(in_file, Loader=yaml.BaseLoader)
+
+sova_regex_list = []
+sova_patterns_list = {"console": []}
+sova_dict = {
+    'regexes': sova_regex_list,
+    'patterns': sova_patterns_list
+}
+
+for query_dict in queries_list['queries']:
+    regex_dict = {}
+    regex_str = query_dict.get("regex", "")
+
+    if {'regex', 'pattern'} <= query_dict.keys():
+        # No pattern/regex conversion
+        regex_dict = {
+            "name": query_dict["id"],
+            "regex": query_dict["regex"]
+        }
+        # copy elastic_recheck pattern from query_dict pattern
+    elif 'regex' in query_dict:
+        # Convert regex to pattern for ER
+        regex_dict = {
+            "name": query_dict["id"],
+            "regex": query_dict["regex"]
+        }
+        # form elastic_recheck pattern from query_dict regex
+    elif 'pattern' in query_dict:
+        # Convert pattern to regex for Sova
+        if isinstance(query_dict["pattern"], str):
+            generated_regex = re.escape(query_dict["pattern"])
+            regex_dict = {
+                "name": query_dict["id"],
+                "regex": generated_regex
+            }
+            regex_str = generated_regex
+        elif isinstance(query_dict["pattern"], list):
+            generated_regex = []
+            for item in query_dict["pattern"]:
+                generated_regex.append(re.escape(item))
+            regex_dict = {
+                "name": query_dict["id"],
+                "regex": generated_regex
+            }
+        # copy elastic_recheck pattern from query_dict pattern
+    sova_regex_list.append(regex_dict)
+    patterns = sova_patterns_list.get("console", list())
+    # if regex_str:
+    patterns.append({
+        "id": query_dict['id'],
+        "logstash": "",
+        "msg": query_dict['id'],
+        "pattern": regex_dict['name'],
+        "tag": "info"
+    })
+
+with open(sova_dest, 'w') as out_file:
+    json.dump(sova_dict, out_file, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
+    # Adds newline to pass lint
+    out_file.write("\n")
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c770342..4002ba2 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ deps =
 commands =
   python3 src/model.py
   bash -c "cat src/data/queries.yml | yq | jsonschema -i /dev/stdin output/queries-schema.json"
+  python3 src/sova-converter.py
+  ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml
+  ansible-playbook playbooks/sova.yml
 passenv =
   CURL_CA_BUNDLE  # https proxies, https://github.com/tox-dev/tox/issues/1437
   FORCE_COLOR
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ passenv =
   PYTEST_*  # allows developer to define their own preferences
   PY_COLORS
   REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE  # https proxies
+  TERM
   SSL_CERT_FILE  # https proxies
 # recreate = True
 setenv =
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@ setenv =
 skip_install = true
 allowlist_externals =
   bash
+  cat
 
 [testenv:deps]
 description = Update dependency lock files