diff --git a/testing/hosts/alice/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/hosts/alice/etc/strongswan.conf
index e79fe2c92..a79724bf7 100644
--- a/testing/hosts/alice/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/hosts/alice/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
+
+pluto {
+  load = sha1 sha2 md5 aes des hmac random curl
+}
diff --git a/testing/hosts/bob/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/hosts/bob/etc/strongswan.conf
index e79fe2c92..a79724bf7 100644
--- a/testing/hosts/bob/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/hosts/bob/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
+
+pluto {
+  load = sha1 sha2 md5 aes des hmac random curl
+}
diff --git a/testing/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
index e79fe2c92..a79724bf7 100644
--- a/testing/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/hosts/carol/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
+
+pluto {
+  load = sha1 sha2 md5 aes des hmac random curl
+}
diff --git a/testing/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf
index e79fe2c92..a79724bf7 100644
--- a/testing/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/hosts/dave/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
+
+pluto {
+  load = sha1 sha2 md5 aes des hmac random curl
+}
diff --git a/testing/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
index e79fe2c92..a79724bf7 100644
--- a/testing/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/hosts/moon/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
+
+pluto {
+  load = sha1 sha2 md5 aes des hmac random curl
+}
diff --git a/testing/hosts/sun/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/hosts/sun/etc/strongswan.conf
index e79fe2c92..a79724bf7 100644
--- a/testing/hosts/sun/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/hosts/sun/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
+
+pluto {
+  load = sha1 sha2 md5 aes des hmac random curl
+}
diff --git a/testing/hosts/venus/etc/strongswan.conf b/testing/hosts/venus/etc/strongswan.conf
index e79fe2c92..a79724bf7 100644
--- a/testing/hosts/venus/etc/strongswan.conf
+++ b/testing/hosts/venus/etc/strongswan.conf
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 # /etc/strongswan.conf - strongSwan configuration file
+
+pluto {
+  load = sha1 sha2 md5 aes des hmac random curl
+}