diff --git a/molecule/specs/plugins/builtin_plugin.py b/molecule/specs/plugins/builtin_plugin.py
index 161c41a..2ed5025 100644
--- a/molecule/specs/plugins/builtin_plugin.py
+++ b/molecule/specs/plugins/builtin_plugin.py
@@ -647,6 +647,10 @@ class LivecdSpec(GenericSpec):
 
     def parser_data_path(self):
         return {
+            'execution_strategy': {
+                'cb': self.ne_string,
+                've': self.ve_string_stripper,
+            },
             'prechroot': {
                 'cb': self.valid_exec_first_list_item,
                 've': self.ve_string_splitter,
diff --git a/molecule/specs/plugins/image_plugin.py b/molecule/specs/plugins/image_plugin.py
index 8d842a1..2c26b6d 100644
--- a/molecule/specs/plugins/image_plugin.py
+++ b/molecule/specs/plugins/image_plugin.py
@@ -507,6 +507,10 @@ class IsoToImageSpec(GenericSpec):
 
     def parser_data_path(self):
         return {
+            'execution_strategy': {
+                'cb': self.ne_string,
+                've': self.ve_string_stripper,
+            },
             'prechroot': {
                 'cb': self.valid_exec_first_list_item,
                 've': self.ve_string_splitter,
diff --git a/molecule/specs/plugins/remaster_plugin.py b/molecule/specs/plugins/remaster_plugin.py
index 72d1bc4..2151728 100644
--- a/molecule/specs/plugins/remaster_plugin.py
+++ b/molecule/specs/plugins/remaster_plugin.py
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ class RemasterSpec(GenericSpec):
 
     def parser_data_path(self):
         return {
+            'execution_strategy': {
+                'cb': self.ne_string,
+                've': self.ve_string_stripper,
+            },
             'prechroot': {
                 'cb': self.valid_exec_first_list_item,
                 've': self.ve_string_splitter,
diff --git a/molecule/specs/plugins/tar_plugin.py b/molecule/specs/plugins/tar_plugin.py
index c5a9384..ffac9b6 100644
--- a/molecule/specs/plugins/tar_plugin.py
+++ b/molecule/specs/plugins/tar_plugin.py
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ class IsoToTarSpec(GenericSpec):
 
     def parser_data_path(self):
         return {
+            'execution_strategy': {
+                'cb': self.ne_string,
+                've': self.ve_string_stripper,
+            },
             'prechroot': {
                 'cb': self.valid_exec_first_list_item,
                 've': self.ve_string_splitter,