diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index dcf3767ce..3c9d250c4 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Gems required for the lib to even run
 gem "net-ssh", ">= 2.0.19"
+gem "jashmenn-git-style-binaries", ">= 0.1.10"
+source "http://gems.github.com"
 
 # Gems required for testing only. To install run
 # gem bundle test
diff --git a/bin/hobo-ssh-expect.sh b/bin/hobo-ssh-expect.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9efaaf411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/hobo-ssh-expect.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/expect
+
+set uname [lrange $argv 0 0]
+set password [lrange $argv 1 1]
+set host [lrange $argv 2 2]
+
+spawn ssh $uname@$host
+
+expect "*password: " {
+  sleep 1
+  send "$password\r"
+} timeout {
+  send_user "Error connecting"
+}
+
+interact
diff --git a/config/default.yml b/config/default.yml
index eab6ccda1..cec31f04c 100644
--- a/config/default.yml
+++ b/config/default.yml
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-:setting: 1
\ No newline at end of file
+:ssh:
+  :uname: hobo
+  :pass: hobo
+  :host: localhost
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/hobo.rb b/lib/hobo.rb
index 83a98abd0..7f0921558 100644
--- a/lib/hobo.rb
+++ b/lib/hobo.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ require 'logger'
 require 'hobo/config'
 require 'hobo/env'
 require 'hobo/virtual_box'
+require 'hobo/ssh'
 
 # TODO: Make this configurable
 HOBO_LOGGER = Logger.new(STDOUT)
+Hobo::Env.load_config
diff --git a/lib/hobo/env.rb b/lib/hobo/env.rb
index 7489c95ce..94d156fda 100644
--- a/lib/hobo/env.rb
+++ b/lib/hobo/env.rb
@@ -7,23 +7,25 @@ module Hobo
       :dirs => [HOME] #additional dirs go mhia!
     }
 
-    def ensure_directories
-      ENSURE[:dirs].each do |name|
-        Dir.mkdir(name) unless File.exists?(name)
+    class << self
+      def ensure_directories
+        ENSURE[:dirs].each do |name|
+          Dir.mkdir(name) unless File.exists?(name)
+        end
       end
-    end
 
-    def ensure_files
-      ENSURE[:files].each do |target, default|
-        File.copy(File.join(PROJECT_ROOT, default), target) unless File.exists?(target)
+      def ensure_files
+        ENSURE[:files].each do |target, default|
+          File.copy(File.join(PROJECT_ROOT, default), target) unless File.exists?(target)
+        end
+      end
+      
+      def load_config
+        ensure_directories
+        ensure_files
+        parsed = block_given? ? yield(CONFIG.keys.first) : YAML.load_file(CONFIG.keys.first)
+        Hobo.config!(parsed)
       end
-    end
-    
-    def load_config
-      ensure_directories
-      ensure_files
-      parsed = yield(CONFIG.keys.first)
-      Hobo.config!(parsed)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/hobo/ssh.rb b/lib/hobo/ssh.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25618510c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hobo/ssh.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+module Hobo
+  class SSH
+    SCRIPT = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'bin', 'hobo-ssh-expect.sh')
+
+    class << self
+      def connect(opts={})
+        Kernel.exec "#{SCRIPT} #{opts[:uname] || uname_default} #{opts[:pass] || pass_default} #{opts[:host] || host_default}".strip
+      end
+
+      private
+      def port_default
+        Hobo.config[:ssh][:port]
+      end
+      
+      def host_default
+        Hobo.config[:ssh][:host]
+      end
+
+      def pass_default
+        Hobo.config[:ssh][:pass]
+      end
+
+      def uname_default
+        Hobo.config[:ssh][:uname]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/hobo/env_test.rb b/test/hobo/env_test.rb
index 823640c54..4bb2f915f 100644
--- a/test/hobo/env_test.rb
+++ b/test/hobo/env_test.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class EnvTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   context "Hobo environment handler" do
     setup do
-      @handler = Hobo::Env.new
+      @handler = Hobo::Env
       @ensure = Hobo::Env::ENSURE
     end
     
@@ -42,15 +42,20 @@ class EnvTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       @handler.ensure_files
     end
 
-    test "should load configuration" do
+    test "should load configuration with a block" do
       @handler.expects(:ensure_directories).once
       @handler.expects(:ensure_files).once
       @handler.load_config do |file|
         assert_equal file, Hobo::Env::CONFIG.keys.first
-        { :setting => 1 }
+        HOBO_MOCK_CONFIG
       end
+      assert_equal Hobo.config[:ssh], HOBO_MOCK_CONFIG[:ssh]
+    end
 
-      assert_equal Hobo.config[:setting], 1
+    test "should default to haml load of the default, without a block" do
+      YAML.expects(:load_file).with(Hobo::Env::CONFIG.keys.first).returns(HOBO_MOCK_CONFIG)
+      @handler.load_config
+      assert_equal Hobo.config[:ssh], HOBO_MOCK_CONFIG[:ssh]                                    
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/hobo/ssh_test.rb b/test/hobo/ssh_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a7e06c0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hobo/ssh_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class SshTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+
+  context "Hobo ssh" do
+    setup do
+      @handler = Hobo::SSH
+      @script = Hobo::SSH::SCRIPT
+    end
+    
+    test "should call exec with defaults when no options are supplied" do
+      # NOTE HOBO_MOCK_CONFIG only contains the :uname at this stage, adding further params will break this test
+      Kernel.expects(:exec).with("#{@script} #{HOBO_MOCK_CONFIG[:ssh][:uname]}")
+      Hobo::SSH.connect
+    end
+
+    test "should call exec with supplied params" do
+      args = {:uname => 'bar', :pass => 'baz', :host => 'bak'}
+      Kernel.expects(:exec).with("#{@script} #{args[:uname]} #{args[:pass]} #{args[:host]}")
+      Hobo::SSH.connect(args)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 64d6c7c07..a273ba404 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ rescue LoadError; end
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib', 'hobo')
 require 'contest'
 require 'mocha'
+
+HOBO_MOCK_CONFIG = { :ssh => { :uname => 'foo'} }