diff --git a/test/integration/host_vars/windows-2008 b/test/integration/host_vars/windows-2008
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+# force 2008 to use PSRP for the connection plugin
+ansible_connection: psrp
+ansible_psrp_auth: basic
+ansible_psrp_cert_validation: ignore