# Molecule on macOS seems to be ignoring the box line in molecule.yml

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/molecule-on-macos-seems-to-be-ignoring-the-box-line-in-molecule-yml/41344>\
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**Tags:** ubuntu, galaxy-ng\
**Created:** [March 26, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/molecule-on-macos-seems-to-be-ignoring-the-box-line-in-molecule-yml/41344 "2025-03-26T18:19:35Z")\
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molecule 25.3.1 using python 3.13  
ansible:2.18.3  
default:25.3.1 from molecule  
vagrant:2.0.0 from molecule\_vagrant

I have the following in my molecule.yml file

```auto
---
dependency:
  name: galaxy

driver:
  name: vagrant

platforms:
  - name: instance
    box: generic/centos8
    # box: rockylinux/8 # Change to desired Vagrant box
    memory: 1024
    cpus: 2
    networks:
      - name: private_network
        type: dhcp # Or set a static IP like "192.168.56.10"
    provider_options:
      virtualbox: # Use VirtualBox as the provider
        gui: false
provisioner:
  name: ansible
verifier:
  name: ansible

```

Regardless whats listed on that box line the only vbox vm that gets started is: bento/ubuntu-16.04 (virtualbox, 202212.11.0).

I have noticed that when I run molecule --debug create the file: .ansible/tmp/molecule.cVCv.default/molecule.yml gets created. In there the platforms: - box: line shows the correct box but that is not what gets started in VBox.

Why is this happening to me?