diff --git a/lib/ansible/constants.py b/lib/ansible/constants.py
index 7215f23b37..751d48488d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/constants.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/constants.py
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL  = 15
 DEFAULT_REMOTE_USER    = 'root'
 DEFAULT_REMOTE_PASS    = None
 DEFAULT_REMOTE_PORT    = 22
+DEFAULT_TRANSPORT      = 'paramiko'
+DEFAULT_TRANSPORT_OPTS = ['local', 'paramiko']