diff --git a/setup_local.yml b/setup_local.yml
index ee1b02032330ec8118bff6ada62a341c50d91a0d..6af6fae8a8797d816607f909d30a307e6766519d 100644
--- a/setup_local.yml
+++ b/setup_local.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     - name: "Configure ansible"
       ini_file:
         dest: "~/.ansible.cfg"
-        section: "defaults"
+        section: "{{ item.section|default('defaults') }}"
         option: "{{ item.option }}"
         value: "{{ item.value }}"
       with_items:
@@ -109,3 +109,6 @@
           value: "{{ lookup('env','HOME') }}/.ansible/facts"
         - option: "fact_caching_timeout"
           value: "86400"
+        - option: "scp_if_ssh"
+          value: "True"
+          section: "ssh_connection"