diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index e99eae4..6f4f594 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ansible_version: 5.0.1
 ansible_pip_package: ansible
 
-ansible_use_ara: false
+ansible_use_ara: true
 ansible_ara_version: 1.5.7
-ansible_ara_pip_package: ara
+ansible_ara_pip_package: ara[server]
 
-ansible_use_mitogen: false
-ansible_mitogen_version: 0.3.0
+ansible_use_mitogen: true
+ansible_mitogen_version: 0.3.2
 ansible_mitogen_pip_package: mitogen
 
-ansible_use_ssh_pipelining: true
+ansible_use_ssh_pipelining: false
diff --git a/tasks/ara.yaml b/tasks/ara.yaml
index 6507255..5a7ed0d 100644
--- a/tasks/ara.yaml
+++ b/tasks/ara.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     name: "{{ansible_ara_pip_package}}"
     version: "{{ansible_ara_version}}"
 
-- name: get ara location
-  shell: python3 -c "import os,ara; print(os.path.dirname(ara.__file__))"
-  register: _ara_location
+- name: get ara ansible config
+  shell: python3 -m ara.setup.ansible
+  register: _ara_config
   changed_when: false
diff --git a/templates/ansible.cfg.j2 b/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
index e03209b..389cf56 100644
--- a/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 [defaults]
 nocows = 1
 stdout_callback = yaml
-
 interpreter_python = auto_silent
+retry_files_enabled = False
+force_handlers = True
 
 library = /usr/share/ansible/library
 
 {% if ansible_use_mitogen %}
+# mitogen config
 strategy_plugins = {{ _ansible_mitogen_location.stdout }}/plugins/strategy
 strategy = mitogen_linear
 {% endif %}
 
-retry_files_enabled = False
-force_handlers = True
-
 {% if ansible_use_ara %}
-callback_plugins = {{ _ara_location.stdout }}/plugins/callbacks
+# ara config
+{{ _ara_config.stdout_lines[1:] | join("\n") }}
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if not ansible_use_mitogen %}
 [ssh_connection]
+{% if not ansible_use_mitogen %}
 {% if ansible_use_ssh_pipelining %}
 pipelining = True
 {% endif %}