diff --git a/geant/gap_ansible/plugins/connection/netconf.py b/geant/gap_ansible/plugins/connection/netconf.py
index 97e679c5ec097329a22edb08a9143e914bec0537..1f73d3c69288df841cc52f353d50997407fb6d46 100644
--- a/geant/gap_ansible/plugins/connection/netconf.py
+++ b/geant/gap_ansible/plugins/connection/netconf.py
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ class Connection(NetworkConnectionBase):
                 allow_agent=self._play_context.allow_agent,
                 timeout=self.get_option("persistent_connect_timeout"),
                 ssh_config=self._ssh_config,
+                huge_tree=True
             )
             # sock is only supported by ncclient >= 0.6.10, and will error if
             # included on older versions. We check the version in