diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index f15afe5..e4174d1 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ inputs:
   platforms:
     description: 'comma separated list of platforms with version we want to run test for'
     required: true
+  exec_name:
+    description: 'name of the binary that should be executed after installation'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ runs:
         PACKAGE_NAME: ${{ inputs.package_name }}
         PACKAGE_VERSION: ${{ inputs.package_version }}
         GPG_KEY: ${{ inputs.gpg_key }}
+        EXEC_NAME: ${{ inputs.exec_name != '' && inputs.exec_name || inputs.package_name }}
       run: "cd ${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH} && molecule converge"
     - name: Teardown
       shell: bash
diff --git a/molecule/default/converge.yml b/molecule/default/converge.yml
index e631059..c9e6b78 100644
--- a/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         package_version: "{{ lookup('env', 'PACKAGE_VERSION') }}"
         package_name: "{{ lookup('env', 'PACKAGE_NAME') }}"
         gpg_key: "{{ lookup('env', 'GPG_KEY') }}"
+        exec_name: "{{ lookup('env', 'EXEC_NAME') }}"
 
       block:
         - name: Repo setup
@@ -26,6 +27,6 @@
             name: caos.ansible_roles.assert_version
           vars:
             target_versions:
-              - exec: "{{ package_name }} --version"
+              - exec: "{{ exec_name }} --version"
                 version: "{{ package_version }}"