diff --git a/bootstrap_dedicated.sh b/bootstrap_dedicated.sh
index 7a18818..93f111f 100755
--- a/bootstrap_dedicated.sh
+++ b/bootstrap_dedicated.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False ansible-playbook -f 20 -i inventory/static playbooks/bootstrap.yml
+VARS="${VARS} ANSIBLE_SCP_IF_SSH=y ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False"
+
+export $VARS
+ansible-playbook -f 20 -i inventory/static playbooks/bootstrap.yml
diff --git a/bootstrap_rax.sh b/bootstrap_rax.sh
index 8e7aec6..b2ab3bc 100755
--- a/bootstrap_rax.sh
+++ b/bootstrap_rax.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
 
 export RAX_CREDS_FILE=$(grep rax_credentials_file playbooks/group_vars/all|cut -d"'" -f2)
 export RAX_REGION=$(grep rax_region playbooks/group_vars/all|cut -d"'" -f2)
+VARS="${VARS} ANSIBLE_SCP_IF_SSH=y ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False"
 
-ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False ansible-playbook -i inventory/rax.py playbooks/bootstrap.yml
+export $VARS
+ansible-playbook -f 20 -i inventory/rax.py playbooks/bootstrap.yml
diff --git a/hortonworks_dedicated.sh b/hortonworks_dedicated.sh
index 1c58ec4..79d10b5 100755
--- a/hortonworks_dedicated.sh
+++ b/hortonworks_dedicated.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False ansible-playbook -f 20 -i inventory/static playbooks/hortonworks.yml
+VARS="${VARS} ANSIBLE_SCP_IF_SSH=y ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False"
+
+export $VARS
+ansible-playbook -f 20 -i inventory/static playbooks/hortonworks.yml
diff --git a/hortonworks_rax.sh b/hortonworks_rax.sh
index de797ee..219c169 100755
--- a/hortonworks_rax.sh
+++ b/hortonworks_rax.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
 
 export RAX_CREDS_FILE=$(grep rax_credentials_file playbooks/group_vars/all|cut -d"'" -f2)
 export RAX_REGION=$(grep rax_region playbooks/group_vars/all|cut -d"'" -f2)
+VARS="${VARS} ANSIBLE_SCP_IF_SSH=y ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False"
 
-ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False ansible-playbook -i inventory/rax.py playbooks/hortonworks.yml
+export $VARS
+ansible-playbook -f 20 -i inventory/rax.py playbooks/hortonworks.yml
diff --git a/tools_dedicated.sh b/tools_dedicated.sh
index 49b9aa5..02eba7e 100755
--- a/tools_dedicated.sh
+++ b/tools_dedicated.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-ansible-playbook -vvv -i inventory/static playbooks/tools.yml
+VARS="${VARS} ANSIBLE_SCP_IF_SSH=y ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False"
+
+export $VARS
+ansible-playbook -f 20 -i inventory/static playbooks/tools.yml
 
diff --git a/tools_rax.sh b/tools_rax.sh
index fedc8fe..7336953 100755
--- a/tools_rax.sh
+++ b/tools_rax.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
 
 export RAX_CREDS_FILE=$(grep rax_credentials_file playbooks/group_vars/all|cut -d"'" -f2)
 export RAX_REGION=$(grep rax_region playbooks/group_vars/all|cut -d"'" -f2)
+VARS="${VARS} ANSIBLE_SCP_IF_SSH=y ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False"
 
-ansible-playbook -vvv -i inventory/rax.py playbooks/tools.yml
+export $VARS
+ansible-playbook -f 20 -i inventory/rax.py playbooks/tools.yml