diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index cea5c9d1..91d0379d 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ timeout=30
 library=~/.ansible/plugins/modules:./ansible/plugins/modules:./common/ansible/plugins/modules:/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules
 roles_path=~/.ansible/roles:./ansible/roles:./common/ansible/roles:/usr/share/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible/roles
 filter_plugins=~/.ansible/plugins/filter:./ansible/plugins/filter:./common/ansible/plugins/filter:/usr/share/ansible/plugins/filter
+# use the collections from the util. container,
+# change below if you want to test local collections
+collections_path=/usr/share/ansible/collections