diff --git a/src/ansible_compat/constants.py b/src/ansible_compat/constants.py
index 857c4e5a..9c2fa9b5 100644
--- a/src/ansible_compat/constants.py
+++ b/src/ansible_compat/constants.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 INVALID_PREREQUISITES_RC = 10
 
 MSG_INVALID_FQRL = """\
-Computed fully qualified role name of %s does not follow current galaxy requirements.
+Computed fully qualified role name of {0} does not follow current galaxy requirements.
 Please edit meta/main.yml and assure we can correctly determine full role name:
 
 galaxy_info:
diff --git a/src/ansible_compat/runtime.py b/src/ansible_compat/runtime.py
index 5a0361c5..b3625715 100644
--- a/src/ansible_compat/runtime.py
+++ b/src/ansible_compat/runtime.py
@@ -240,7 +240,9 @@ def prepare_environment(
 
         if not offline:
             self.install_requirements("requirements.yml")
-            for req in pathlib.Path(".").glob("molecule/*/requirements.yml"):
+            for req in pathlib.Path(self.project_dir).glob(
+                "molecule/*/requirements.yml"
+            ):
                 self.install_requirements(str(req))
 
         for name, min_version in required_collections.items():
@@ -249,9 +251,8 @@ def prepare_environment(
                 destination=f"{self.cache_dir}/collections" if self.cache_dir else None,
             )
 
-        _install_galaxy_role(self.project_dir)
-        # _perform_mockings()
         self._prepare_ansible_paths()
+        _install_galaxy_role(self.project_dir)
 
     def require_collection(  # noqa: C901
         self,
@@ -362,13 +363,14 @@ def _install_galaxy_role(project_dir: str, role_name_check: int = 0) -> None:
     1: warn if name is not compliant
     2: bypass any name checking
     """
-    if not os.path.exists("meta/main.yml"):
+    meta_filename = os.path.join(project_dir, 'meta', 'main.yml')
+    if not os.path.exists(meta_filename):
         return
-    yaml = yaml_from_file("meta/main.yml")
+    yaml = yaml_from_file(meta_filename)
     if 'galaxy_info' not in yaml:
         return
 
-    fqrn = _get_role_fqrn(yaml['galaxy_info'])
+    fqrn = _get_role_fqrn(yaml['galaxy_info'], project_dir)
 
     if role_name_check in [0, 1]:
         if not re.match(r"[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_]+\.[a-z][a-z0-9_]+$", fqrn):
@@ -385,7 +387,7 @@ def _install_galaxy_role(project_dir: str, role_name_check: int = 0) -> None:
             role_name = _get_galaxy_role_name(yaml['galaxy_info'])
             fqrn = f"{role_namespace}{role_name}"
         else:
-            fqrn = pathlib.Path(".").absolute().name
+            fqrn = pathlib.Path(project_dir).absolute().name
     path = pathlib.Path(f"{get_cache_dir(project_dir)}/roles")
     path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     link_path = path / fqrn
@@ -402,13 +404,15 @@ def _install_galaxy_role(project_dir: str, role_name_check: int = 0) -> None:
     )
 
 
-def _get_role_fqrn(galaxy_infos: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+def _get_role_fqrn(galaxy_infos: Dict[str, Any], project_dir: str) -> str:
     """Compute role fqrn."""
     role_namespace = _get_galaxy_role_ns(galaxy_infos)
     role_name = _get_galaxy_role_name(galaxy_infos)
     if len(role_name) == 0:
-        role_name = pathlib.Path(".").absolute().name
-        role_name = re.sub(r'(ansible-|ansible-role-)', '', role_name)
+        role_name = pathlib.Path(project_dir).absolute().name
+        role_name = re.sub(r'(ansible-|ansible-role-)', '', role_name).split(
+            ".", maxsplit=2
+        )[-1]
 
     return f"{role_namespace}{role_name}"
 
@@ -441,7 +445,7 @@ def _get_galaxy_role_ns(galaxy_infos: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
         )
     # if there's a space in the name space, it's likely author name
     # and not the galaxy login, so act as if there was no namespace
-    if re.match(r"^\w+ \w+", role_namespace):
+    if not role_namespace or re.match(r"^\w+ \w+", role_namespace):
         role_namespace = ""
     else:
         role_namespace = f"{role_namespace}."
diff --git a/test/roles/acme.sample2/meta/main.yml b/test/roles/acme.sample2/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b682a846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/roles/acme.sample2/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+dependencies: []
+
+galaxy_info:
+  # role_name is missing in order to test deduction from folder name
+  author: acme
+  description: ACME sample role
+  company: "ACME LTD"
+  license: MIT
+  min_ansible_version: "2.9"
+  platforms:
+    - name: Debian
+      versions:
+        - any
+  galaxy_tags:
+    - samples
diff --git a/test/roles/ansible-role-sample/meta/main.yml b/test/roles/ansible-role-sample/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfddeb7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/roles/ansible-role-sample/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+dependencies: []
+
+galaxy_info:
+  role_name: sample
+  author: acme
+  description: ACME sample role
+  company: "ACME LTD"
+  license: MIT
+  min_ansible_version: "2.9"
+  platforms:
+    - name: Debian
+      versions:
+        - any
+  galaxy_tags:
+    - samples
diff --git a/test/roles/sample3/meta/main.yml b/test/roles/sample3/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4797883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/roles/sample3/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+dependencies: []
+
+galaxy_info:
+  # role_name is missing in order to test deduction from folder name
+  author: acme
+  description: ACME samble role
+  company: "ACME LTD"
+  license: MIT
+  min_ansible_version: "2.9"
+  platforms:
+    - name: Debian
+      versions:
+        - any
+  galaxy_tags:
+    - samples
diff --git a/test/test_runtime.py b/test/test_runtime.py
index c58e6f04..cc8c10bd 100644
--- a/test/test_runtime.py
+++ b/test/test_runtime.py
@@ -87,6 +87,34 @@ def test_runtime_version_fail_cli(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
         runtime.version  # pylint: disable=pointless-statement
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("folder", "role_name"),
+    (
+        ("ansible-role-sample", "acme.sample"),
+        ("acme.sample2", "acme.sample2"),
+        ("sample3", "acme.sample3"),
+    ),
+    ids=("sample", "sample2", "sample3"),
+)
+def test_runtime_install_role(
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture, folder: str, role_name: str
+) -> None:
+    """Checks that we can install roles."""
+    caplog.set_level(logging.INFO)
+    project_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "roles", folder)
+    runtime = Runtime(isolated=True, project_dir=project_dir)
+    runtime.prepare_environment()
+    assert (
+        "symlink to current repository in order to enable Ansible to find the role"
+        in caplog.text
+    )
+    # check that role appears as installed now
+    result = runtime.exec(["ansible-galaxy", "list"])
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result
+    assert role_name in result.stdout
+    runtime.clean()
+
+
 def test_runtime_install_requirements_missing_file() -> None:
     """Check that missing requirements file is ignored."""
     # Do not rely on this behavior, it may be removed in the future
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 0bff9af3..93359440 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ setenv =
   PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK = 1
   PIP_CONSTRAINT = {toxinidir}/constraints.txt
   PRE_COMMIT_COLOR = always
-  PYTEST_REQPASS = 35
+  PYTEST_REQPASS = 38
   FORCE_COLOR = 1
 allowlist_externals =
   sh