diff --git a/cluster/aws/config-default.sh b/cluster/aws/config-default.sh
index 3b24158a4c8..087e4aad31b 100644
--- a/cluster/aws/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/config-default.sh
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ COREOS_CHANNEL="${COREOS_CHANNEL:-alpha}"
 CONTAINER_RUNTIME="${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME:-docker}"
 RKT_VERSION="${KUBE_RKT_VERSION:-1.14.0}"
 
+NETWORK_PROVIDER="${NETWORK_PROVIDER:-kubenet}" # kubenet, opencontrail, flannel
+
 # OpenContrail networking plugin specific settings
-NETWORK_PROVIDER="${NETWORK_PROVIDER:-none}" # opencontrail
 OPENCONTRAIL_TAG="${OPENCONTRAIL_TAG:-R2.20}"
 OPENCONTRAIL_KUBERNETES_TAG="${OPENCONTRAIL_KUBERNETES_TAG:-master}"
 OPENCONTRAIL_PUBLIC_SUBNET="${OPENCONTRAIL_PUBLIC_SUBNET:-10.1.0.0/16}"
diff --git a/cluster/aws/config-test.sh b/cluster/aws/config-test.sh
index c44163e58ec..a288a9d9009 100755
--- a/cluster/aws/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/config-test.sh
@@ -139,5 +139,12 @@ COREOS_CHANNEL="${COREOS_CHANNEL:-alpha}"
 CONTAINER_RUNTIME="${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME:-docker}"
 RKT_VERSION="${KUBE_RKT_VERSION:-1.14.0}"
 
+NETWORK_PROVIDER="${NETWORK_PROVIDER:-kubenet}" # kubenet, opencontrail, flannel
+
+# OpenContrail networking plugin specific settings
+OPENCONTRAIL_TAG="${OPENCONTRAIL_TAG:-R2.20}"
+OPENCONTRAIL_KUBERNETES_TAG="${OPENCONTRAIL_KUBERNETES_TAG:-master}"
+OPENCONTRAIL_PUBLIC_SUBNET="${OPENCONTRAIL_PUBLIC_SUBNET:-10.1.0.0/16}"
+
 # Optional: if set to true, kube-up will configure the cluster to run e2e tests.
 E2E_STORAGE_TEST_ENVIRONMENT=${KUBE_E2E_STORAGE_TEST_ENVIRONMENT:-false}