diff --git a/bin/ansible b/bin/ansible
index 4d0a3b9c4b6..9acdb307d27 100755
--- a/bin/ansible
+++ b/bin/ansible
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class Cli(object):
             runas_opts=True, 
             async_opts=True,
             output_opts=True, 
+            connect_opts=True,
             
         )
 
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ class Cli(object):
             remote_port=options.remote_port, forks=options.forks, 
             background=options.seconds, pattern=pattern, 
             callbacks=self.callbacks, sudo=options.sudo, verbose=True,
-            debug=options.debug
+            transport=options.connection, debug=options.debug
         )
         return (runner, runner.run())