diff --git a/internal/configure/hosts/hc_get.go b/internal/configure/hosts/hc_get.go
index 1f857875e..a8ab33faf 100644
--- a/internal/configure/hosts/hc_get.go
+++ b/internal/configure/hosts/hc_get.go
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ func (hc *HostConfig) GetConnectConfig() *module.ConnectConfig {
 		BecomeUser:        hc.GetBecomeUser(),
 		ConnectTimeoutSec: curveadm.GlobalCurveAdmConfig.GetSSHTimeout(),
 		ConnectRetries:    curveadm.GlobalCurveAdmConfig.GetSSHRetries(),
+		Protocol:          hc.GetProtocol(),
 	}
 }