diff --git a/cloud/ansible/openstack/ansible.cfg b/cloud/ansible/openstack/ansible.cfg
index 0e7d2cb7..6278bc50 100644
--- a/cloud/ansible/openstack/ansible.cfg
+++ b/cloud/ansible/openstack/ansible.cfg
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ host_key_checking = false
 
 [ssh_connection]
 scp_if_ssh = true
+ssh_args = -o ServerAliveInterval=10