diff --git a/salt/ssh/__init__.py b/salt/ssh/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/salt/ssh/__init__.py
+++ b/salt/ssh/__init__.py
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ class SSH(object):
     '''
     def __init__(self, opts):
         self.opts = opts
+        tgt_type = self.opts['selected_target_option'] if self.opts['selected_target_option'] else 'glob'
         self.roster = salt.roster.Roster(opts)
         self.targets = self.roster.targets(
                 self.opts['tgt'],
-                self.opts['selected_target_option'])
+                tgt_type)
         self.defaults = {
                 'user': self.opts.get('ssh_user', 'root'),
                 'port': self.opts.get('ssh_port', '22'),
selected target is None when defaulting to glob