diff --git a/tests/templates/ansible.cfg.j2 b/tests/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
index 1285ebf6f6..256a2efd70 100644
--- a/tests/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [defaults]
 callback_plugins = {{ ara_callback_plugins.stdout }}
 host_key_checking = False
+
+[ssh_connection]
+pipelining = True