The Republic of Moldova has been interested in automating elections since 2008, when a corresponding law was passed. However, the interest on this endeavor fluctuated throughout the years. It was only recently that the concrete actions have been actively undertaken to move forwards with the piloting of an internet voting system (IVS). This short paper presents Moldova’s efforts and explores them through the Mirabilis of IVS failure. While Moldova's Internet Voting Project cannot yet be categorized as either success or failure, the Mirabilis is solely used as a tool to identify current pitfalls that are affecting the process and that could still be addressed in time.