diff --git a/molecule/command/verify.py b/molecule/command/verify.py
index f6c1142c8..34e4e3dda 100644
--- a/molecule/command/verify.py
+++ b/molecule/command/verify.py
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ def execute(self):
         :return: None
         """
         self.print_info()
-        if not self._config.provisioner.playbooks.verify:
-            msg = 'Skipping, verify playbook not configured.'
-            LOG.warning(msg)
-            return
         self._config.verifier.execute()
 
 
diff --git a/molecule/provisioner/ansible.py b/molecule/provisioner/ansible.py
index c4e68525b..2a0123ecc 100644
--- a/molecule/provisioner/ansible.py
+++ b/molecule/provisioner/ansible.py
@@ -751,6 +751,10 @@ def verify(self):
 
         :return: None
         """
+        if not self.playbooks.verify:
+            LOG.warning('Skipping, verify playbook not configured.')
+            return
+
         pb = self._get_ansible_playbook(self.playbooks.verify)
         pb.execute()
 
diff --git a/molecule/test/unit/provisioner/test_ansible.py b/molecule/test/unit/provisioner/test_ansible.py
index 108befb5b..a317d6328 100644
--- a/molecule/test/unit/provisioner/test_ansible.py
+++ b/molecule/test/unit/provisioner/test_ansible.py
@@ -584,10 +584,11 @@ def test_syntax(_instance, mocker, _patched_ansible_playbook):
 def test_verify(_instance, mocker, _patched_ansible_playbook):
     _instance.verify()
 
-    _patched_ansible_playbook.assert_called_once_with(
-        _instance._config.provisioner.playbooks.verify, _instance._config
-    )
-    _patched_ansible_playbook.return_value.execute.assert_called_once_with()
+    if _instance._config.provisioner.playbooks.verify:
+        _patched_ansible_playbook.assert_called_once_with(
+            _instance._config.provisioner.playbooks.verify, _instance._config
+        )
+        _patched_ansible_playbook.return_value.execute.assert_called_once_with()
 
 
 def test_write_config(temp_dir, _instance):
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4a4e4fd0a..f5c015d07 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ test =
     pytest-xdist>=1.29.0, < 2
     pytest>=4.6.3, < 5
     shade>=1.31.0, < 2
+    testinfra >= 3.4.0
 lint =
     ansible-lint >= 4.1.1a2, < 5
     flake8 >= 3.6.0