diff --git a/bootstrap/helpers.php b/bootstrap/helpers.php
index 51aff79a7..f4ece52b0 100644
--- a/bootstrap/helpers.php
+++ b/bootstrap/helpers.php
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ if (!function_exists('generateSshCommand')) {
             . '-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null '
             . '-o PasswordAuthentication=no '
             . '-o ConnectTimeout=3600 '
+            . '-o ServerAliveInterval=60 '
             . '-o RequestTTY=no '
             . '-o LogLevel=ERROR '
             . "-p {$port} "