diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0d7ac91..4130f72 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ TEMPLATES = cbsd.conf.tpl \
 ANSIBLE_TEMPLATES = ansible/inventory.local.tpl ansible/inventory.remote.tpl
 ANSIBLE_GROUP_TEMPLATES = ansible/group_vars/all.tpl
 MAKEFILES = ansible.mk \
+	    common.mk \
 	    bhyve-service.mk \
 	    chef.mk \
 	    jail-service.mk \
diff --git a/mk/ansible.mk b/mk/ansible.mk
index 33da58a..e62ea29 100644
--- a/mk/ansible.mk
+++ b/mk/ansible.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.include <${REGGAE_PATH}/mk/common.mk>
+
 PROVISIONERS += ansible
 ANSIBLE != sh -c "which ansible-3.6 || true"
 
diff --git a/mk/chef.mk b/mk/chef.mk
index c67d153..601c2b8 100644
--- a/mk/chef.mk
+++ b/mk/chef.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.include <${REGGAE_PATH}/mk/common.mk>
+
 PROVISIONERS += chef
 
 provision-chef:
diff --git a/mk/common.mk b/mk/common.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afcf784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mk/common.mk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TYPE ?= jail
diff --git a/mk/puppet.mk b/mk/puppet.mk
index 5ff8481..1187446 100644
--- a/mk/puppet.mk
+++ b/mk/puppet.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.include <${REGGAE_PATH}/mk/common.mk>
+
 PROVISIONERS += puppet
 
 provision-puppet:
diff --git a/mk/salt.mk b/mk/salt.mk
index e8748d5..4d6d3f2 100644
--- a/mk/salt.mk
+++ b/mk/salt.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.include <${REGGAE_PATH}/mk/common.mk>
+
 PROVISIONERS += salt
 
 provision-salt:
diff --git a/mk/service.mk b/mk/service.mk
index 0bfc5ab..e30c231 100644
--- a/mk/service.mk
+++ b/mk/service.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.include <${REGGAE_PATH}/mk/common.mk>
+
 .if exists(vars.mk)
 .include <vars.mk>
 .endif
@@ -9,7 +11,6 @@ UID ?= ${RUNNING_UID}
 GID ?= ${RUNNING_GID}
 DOMAIN != reggae get-config DOMAIN
 CBSD_WORKDIR != sysrc -n cbsd_workdir
-TYPE ?= jail
 EXTRA_PACKAGES =
 
 .for provisioner in ${PROVISIONERS}
diff --git a/mk/shell.mk b/mk/shell.mk
index 8d1f77b..ebed869 100644
--- a/mk/shell.mk
+++ b/mk/shell.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.include <${REGGAE_PATH}/mk/common.mk>
+
 PROVISIONERS += shell
 
 provision-shell: