diff --git a/lib/ironic b/lib/ironic
index 979420f2cb..a1d3d108c2 100644
--- a/lib/ironic
+++ b/lib/ironic
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ IRONIC_POLICY_JSON=$IRONIC_CONF_DIR/policy.json
 IRONIC_SCRIPTS_DIR=${IRONIC_SCRIPTS_DIR:-$TOP_DIR/tools/ironic/scripts}
 IRONIC_TEMPLATES_DIR=${IRONIC_TEMPLATES_DIR:-$TOP_DIR/tools/ironic/templates}
 IRONIC_BAREMETAL_BASIC_OPS=$(trueorfalse False $IRONIC_BAREMETAL_BASIC_OPS)
+IRONIC_DRIVERS_WHITELIST=${IRONIC_DRIVERS_WHITELIST:-fake,pxe_ssh}
 IRONIC_SSH_USERNAME=${IRONIC_SSH_USERNAME:-`whoami`}
 IRONIC_SSH_KEY_DIR=${IRONIC_SSH_KEY_DIR:-$IRONIC_DATA_DIR/ssh_keys}
 IRONIC_SSH_KEY_FILENAME=${IRONIC_SSH_KEY_FILENAME:-ironic_key}
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ function configure_ironic_conductor {
     cp -r $IRONIC_DIR/etc/ironic/rootwrap.d $IRONIC_CONF_DIR
 
     iniset $IRONIC_CONF_FILE DEFAULT rootwrap_config $IRONIC_ROOTWRAP_CONF
+    iniset $IRONIC_CONF_FILE DEFAULT drivers_whitelist $IRONIC_DRIVERS_WHITELIST
     iniset $IRONIC_CONF_FILE conductor api_url http://$HOST_IP:6385
     iniset $IRONIC_CONF_FILE pxe tftp_server $HOST_IP
     iniset $IRONIC_CONF_FILE pxe tftp_root $IRONIC_TFTPBOOT_DIR