diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index 1677c639..51275176 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 [defaults]
-host_key_checking=false
+transport=ssh
+host_key_checking=False
+
+[ssh_connection]
+pipelining=True