diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ansible-2.7-uri-module-3143c326474740ee.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ansible-2.7-uri-module-3143c326474740ee.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61aa77f8c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ansible-2.7-uri-module-3143c326474740ee.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    When using Ansible 2.7 the uri module crashed with a module failure.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ansible-default-version-4d4e622b0be39e12.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ansible-default-version-4d4e622b0be39e12.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3313e7e922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ansible-default-version-4d4e622b0be39e12.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    The :attr:`scheduler.default_ansible_version` has been ignored.
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/ansible-versions/git/common-config/zuul.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/ansible-versions/git/common-config/zuul.yaml
index 9732bba447..5707b4dfa6 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/config/ansible-versions/git/common-config/zuul.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/ansible-versions/git/common-config/zuul.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@
       test_ansible_version_major: 2
       test_ansible_version_minor: 7
 
+# This job is used by a test case specifying a different ansible version in
+# zuul.conf
+- job:
+    name: ansible-default-zuul-conf
+    parent: ansible-version
+    vars:
+      test_ansible_version_major: 2
+      test_ansible_version_minor: 6
+
 - job:
     name: ansible-25
     parent: ansible-version
@@ -60,3 +69,12 @@
         - ansible-25
         - ansible-26
         - ansible-27
+
+- project:
+    name: org/project
+    check:
+      jobs:
+        - ansible-default-zuul-conf
+        - ansible-25
+        - ansible-26
+        - ansible-27
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/ansible-versions/git/org_project/README b/tests/fixtures/config/ansible-versions/git/org_project/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9daeafb986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/ansible-versions/git/org_project/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/ansible-versions/main.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/ansible-versions/main.yaml
index 9d01f542f9..208e274b13 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/config/ansible-versions/main.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/ansible-versions/main.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
       gerrit:
         config-projects:
           - common-config
+        untrusted-projects:
+          - org/project
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/zuul-default-ansible-version.conf b/tests/fixtures/zuul-default-ansible-version.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a63ad8928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/zuul-default-ansible-version.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+[gearman]
+server=127.0.0.1
+
+[statsd]
+# note, use 127.0.0.1 rather than localhost to avoid getting ipv6
+# see: https://github.com/jsocol/pystatsd/issues/61
+server=127.0.0.1
+
+[scheduler]
+tenant_config=main.yaml
+relative_priority=true
+default_ansible_version=2.6
+
+[merger]
+git_dir=/tmp/zuul-test/merger-git
+git_user_email=zuul@example.com
+git_user_name=zuul
+
+[executor]
+git_dir=/tmp/zuul-test/executor-git
+
+[connection gerrit]
+driver=gerrit
+server=review.example.com
+user=jenkins
+sshkey=fake_id_rsa_path
+
+[connection smtp]
+driver=smtp
+server=localhost
+port=25
+default_from=zuul@example.com
+default_to=you@example.com
+
+[web]
+static_cache_expiry=1200
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_v3.py b/tests/unit/test_v3.py
index a0b7e678b2..61f0bedd08 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_v3.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_v3.py
@@ -5534,3 +5534,24 @@ class TestAnsibleVersion(AnsibleZuulTestCase):
             dict(name='ansible-26', result='SUCCESS', changes='1,1'),
             dict(name='ansible-27', result='SUCCESS', changes='1,1'),
         ], ordered=False)
+
+
+class TestDefaultAnsibleVersion(AnsibleZuulTestCase):
+    config_file = 'zuul-default-ansible-version.conf'
+    tenant_config_file = 'config/ansible-versions/main.yaml'
+
+    def test_ansible_versions(self):
+        """
+        Tests that jobs run with the requested ansible version.
+        """
+        A = self.fake_gerrit.addFakeChange('org/project', 'master', 'A')
+        self.fake_gerrit.addEvent(A.getPatchsetCreatedEvent(1))
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+
+        self.assertHistory([
+            dict(name='ansible-default-zuul-conf', result='SUCCESS',
+                 changes='1,1'),
+            dict(name='ansible-25', result='SUCCESS', changes='1,1'),
+            dict(name='ansible-26', result='SUCCESS', changes='1,1'),
+            dict(name='ansible-27', result='SUCCESS', changes='1,1'),
+        ], ordered=False)
diff --git a/zuul/scheduler.py b/zuul/scheduler.py
index d62709e1dd..3db88c6941 100644
--- a/zuul/scheduler.py
+++ b/zuul/scheduler.py
@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@ class Scheduler(threading.Thread):
 
         default_ansible_version = get_default(
             self.config, 'scheduler', 'default_ansible_version', None)
-        self.ansible_manager = AnsibleManager(default_ansible_version)
+        self.ansible_manager = AnsibleManager(
+            default_version=default_ansible_version)
 
     def start(self):
         super(Scheduler, self).start()
@@ -673,7 +674,8 @@ class Scheduler(threading.Thread):
             # changed.
             default_ansible_version = get_default(
                 self.config, 'scheduler', 'default_ansible_version', None)
-            self.ansible_manager = AnsibleManager(default_ansible_version)
+            self.ansible_manager = AnsibleManager(
+                default_version=default_ansible_version)
 
             for connection in self.connections.connections.values():
                 self.log.debug("Clear branch cache for: %s" % connection)