diff --git a/lib/vmpooler.rb b/lib/vmpooler.rb
index 7bd7c22..7142be2 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler.rb
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ module Vmpooler
     parsed_config[:config]['create_template_delta_disks']        = ENV['CREATE_TEMPLATE_DELTA_DISKS'] if ENV['CREATE_TEMPLATE_DELTA_DISKS']
     set_linked_clone(parsed_config)
 
+    parsed_config[:config][:default_pool_providers] = if ENV['DEFAULT_POOL_PROVIDERS']
+                                                         ENV['DEFAULT_POOL_PROVIDERS'].split(',')
+                                                       elsif parsed_config[:config][:default_pool_providers]
+                                                         parsed_config[:config][:default_pool_providers]
+                                                       else
+                                                         %w[dummy]
+                                                       end
+
     parsed_config[:redis]                            = parsed_config[:redis] || {}
     parsed_config[:redis]['server']                  = ENV['REDIS_SERVER'] || parsed_config[:redis]['server'] || 'localhost'
     parsed_config[:redis]['port']                    = string_to_int(ENV['REDIS_PORT']) if ENV['REDIS_PORT']
diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb b/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
index 7c8c727..c5ceeba 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
@@ -635,10 +635,10 @@ module Vmpooler
     end
 
     # @return [Array] - returns a list of providers that should always be loaded
-    # note: vsphere is the default if user does not specify although this should not be
-    # if vsphere is to no longer be loaded by default please remove
     def default_providers
-      @default_providers ||= %w[dummy]
+      default_pool_providers = config[:config][:default_pool_providers]
+      $logger.log('i', "[+] [default_providers] The default providers are: #{default_pool_providers}")
+      @default_providers ||= default_pool_providers
     end
 
     def get_pool_name_for_vm(vm_name, redis)