diff --git a/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml
index 63f485719..e4234179f 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ etcd_version: v3.0.1
 etcd_bin_dir: "{{ local_release_dir }}/etcd/etcd-{{ etcd_version }}-linux-amd64/"
 
 # Possible values: host, docker
-etcd_deployment_type: "host"
+etcd_deployment_type: "docker"
 
 
 etcd_image_repo: "quay.io/coreos/etcd"