diff --git a/drivers/jsch/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ssh/jsch/config/JschSshClientModule.java b/drivers/jsch/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ssh/jsch/config/JschSshClientModule.java
index 3f30091ff5..d51788a0ed 100644
--- a/drivers/jsch/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ssh/jsch/config/JschSshClientModule.java
+++ b/drivers/jsch/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ssh/jsch/config/JschSshClientModule.java
@@ -53,8 +53,14 @@ public class JschSshClientModule extends AbstractModule {
       Optional<Connector> agentConnector = getAgentConnector();
 
       Optional<Connector> getAgentConnector() {
+         ConnectorFactory sshAgentOverNetcatOnly = new ConnectorFactory() {
+               {
+                  setPreferredConnectors("ssh-agent");
+                  setPreferredUSocketFactories("nc");
+               }
+            };
          try {
-            return Optional.of(ConnectorFactory.getDefault().createConnector());
+            return Optional.of(sshAgentOverNetcatOnly.createConnector());
          } catch (final AgentProxyException e) {
             return Optional.absent();
          }
diff --git a/drivers/sshj/src/main/java/org/jclouds/sshj/config/SshjSshClientModule.java b/drivers/sshj/src/main/java/org/jclouds/sshj/config/SshjSshClientModule.java
index 20b0767c3a..4daae8eaee 100644
--- a/drivers/sshj/src/main/java/org/jclouds/sshj/config/SshjSshClientModule.java
+++ b/drivers/sshj/src/main/java/org/jclouds/sshj/config/SshjSshClientModule.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ public class SshjSshClientModule extends AbstractModule {
       bind(SshClient.Factory.class).to(Factory.class).in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
    }
 
-
    private static class Factory implements SshClient.Factory {
       @Named(Constants.PROPERTY_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT)
       @Inject(optional = true)
@@ -51,8 +50,14 @@ public class SshjSshClientModule extends AbstractModule {
       Optional<Connector> agentConnector = getAgentConnector();
 
       Optional<Connector> getAgentConnector() {
+         ConnectorFactory sshAgentOverNetcatOnly = new ConnectorFactory() {
+               {
+                  setPreferredConnectors("ssh-agent");
+                  setPreferredUSocketFactories("nc");
+               }
+            };
          try {
-            return Optional.of(ConnectorFactory.getDefault().createConnector());
+            return Optional.of(sshAgentOverNetcatOnly.createConnector());
          } catch (final AgentProxyException e) {
             return Optional.absent();
          }