diff --git a/patroni/ctl.py b/patroni/ctl.py
index fb4c241b..48a0c413 100644
--- a/patroni/ctl.py
+++ b/patroni/ctl.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from six.moves.urllib_parse import urlparse
 import logging
 
 from .etcd import Etcd
+from .zookeeper import ZooKeeper
 from .exceptions import PatroniCtlException
 from .postgresql import parseurl
 
@@ -44,12 +45,12 @@ def parse_dcs(dcs):
         parsed = urlparse('//' + dcs)
 
     if scheme == '':
-        default_schemes = {'2181': 'zookeeper', '8500': 'consul'}
+        default_schemes = {'2181': 'zookeeper', '8181': 'exhibitor', '8500': 'consul'}
         scheme = default_schemes.get(str(parsed.port), 'etcd')
 
     port = parsed.port
     if port is None:
-        default_ports = {'consul': 8500, 'zookeeper': 2181}
+        default_ports = {'consul': 8500, 'zookeeper': 2181, 'exhibitor': 8181}
         port = default_ports.get(str(scheme), 4001)
 
     return {'scheme': str(scheme), 'hostname': str(parsed.hostname), 'port': int(port)}
@@ -103,6 +104,12 @@ def get_dcs(config, scope):
     if scheme == 'etcd':
         return Etcd(name=scope, config={'scope': scope, 'host': '{0}:{1}'.format(hostname, port)})
 
+    if scheme == 'zookeeper':
+        return ZooKeeper(name=scope, config={'scope': scope, 'hosts': [hostname], 'port': port})
+
+    if scheme == 'exhibitor':
+        return ZooKeeper(name=scope, config={'scope': scope, 'exhibitor': {'hosts': [hostname], 'port': port}})
+
     raise PatroniCtlException('Can not find suitable configuration of distributed configuration store')