diff --git a/playbooks/charmbuild.yaml b/playbooks/charmbuild.yaml
index 32f28c5..15f957d 100644
--- a/playbooks/charmbuild.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/charmbuild.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 - hosts: all
   roles:
-  - charmbuild
+    - charmbuild
diff --git a/playbooks/collect-run-data.yaml b/playbooks/collect-run-data.yaml
index 88260c7..cf81022 100644
--- a/playbooks/collect-run-data.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/collect-run-data.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 - hosts: all
   roles:
-  - collect-run-data
+    - collect-run-data
diff --git a/playbooks/zaza-smoke-test.yaml b/playbooks/zaza-smoke-test.yaml
index c3fdbee..a90329b 100644
--- a/playbooks/zaza-smoke-test.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/zaza-smoke-test.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 - hosts: all
   roles:
-  - use-docker-mirror
-  - microk8s-cloud
-  - zaza-smoke-test
+    - use-docker-mirror
+    - microk8s-cloud
+    - zaza-smoke-test
diff --git a/roles/microk8s-cloud/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/microk8s-cloud/tasks/main.yaml
index 7532a1a..1d25e46 100644
--- a/roles/microk8s-cloud/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/microk8s-cloud/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -3,16 +3,22 @@
     name: snapd
   become: true
 
+- name: set microk8s related variables
+  set_fact:
+    microk8s_group: "{{ 'microk8s' if microk8s_classic_mode | default(true) else 'snap_microk8s' }}"
+    microk8s_command_escalation: "{{ false if microk8s_classic_mode | default(true) else true }}"
+
 - name: microk8s is installed
   snap:
     name: microk8s
-    classic: true
+    classic: "{{ microk8s_classic_mode | default(true) }}"
+    channel: "{{ microk8s_channel | default('latest/stable') }}"
   become: true
 
 - name: current user is in microk8s group
   user:
     name: "{{ ansible_user }}"
-    groups: microk8s
+    groups: "{{ microk8s_group }}"
     append: true
   become: true
 
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@
     path: /var/snap/microk8s/current/args/certs.d/docker.io
     state: directory
     owner: root
-    group: microk8s
+    group: "{{ microk8s_group }}"
     mode: '0770'
 
 - name: Render microk8s registry mirror template
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@
   template:
     src: hosts.j2
     dest: /var/snap/microk8s/current/args/certs.d/docker.io/hosts.toml
-    group: microk8s
+    group: "{{ microk8s_group }}"
   vars:
     mirror_location: "{{ docker_mirror }}"
     server: https://docker.io
@@ -53,6 +59,7 @@
 - name: microk8s is started
   command:
     cmd: microk8s start
+  become: "{{ microk8s_command_escalation }}"
 
 - name: microk8s is running and ready
   command:
@@ -65,12 +72,14 @@
     cmd: microk8s enable dns
   register: res
   changed_when: '"already enabled" not in res.stdout'
+  become: "{{ microk8s_command_escalation }}"
 
 - name: microk8s hostpath storage addon is enabled
   command:
     cmd: microk8s enable hostpath-storage
   register: res
   changed_when: '"already enabled" not in res.stdout'
+  become: "{{ microk8s_command_escalation }}"
 
 - name: microk8s metallb addon is enabled
   command:
@@ -78,6 +87,7 @@
     cmd: microk8s enable metallb:10.170.0.1-10.170.0.100
   register: res
   changed_when: '"already enabled" not in res.stdout'
+  become: "{{ microk8s_command_escalation }}"
 
 - name: microk8s addons are ready
   command:
@@ -98,6 +108,11 @@
     channel: "{{ juju_channel | default('latest/stable') }}"
   become: true
 
+- name: Ensure ~/.local/share directory exist
+  file:
+    path: ~/.local/share
+    state: directory
+
 - name: juju is bootstrapped on microk8s
   command:
     cmd: juju bootstrap microk8s microk8s
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 08c6996..9d382d8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ basepython = python3
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 
 [testenv:linters]
-whitelist_externals = bash
+allowlist_externals =
+  bash
+  {toxinidir}/tools/ansible-lint-roles-cache.sh
 setenv =
   ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH={env:ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH:{toxinidir}/.cache/ansible-lint/opendev/base-jobs/roles:{toxinidir}/.cache/ansible-lint/opendev/system-config/roles:{toxinidir}/.cache/ansible-lint/zuul/zuul-jobs/roles:{toxinidir}/.cache/ansible-lint/openstack/openstack-zuul-jobs/roles}
 commands =