diff --git a/tasks/swift_post_install.yml b/tasks/swift_post_install.yml
index 64a68115..b62a20ed 100644
--- a/tasks/swift_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/swift_post_install.yml
@@ -47,3 +47,15 @@
   notify:
     - Restart swift services
     - Restart rsyslog
+
+- name: Enable SSHD
+  systemd:
+    name: "{{ swift_sshd }}"
+    state: started
+    enabled: yes
+    masked: no
+    daemon_reload: yes
+  delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
+  with_items: "{{ groups['swift_proxy'] }}"
+  when:
+    - "inventory_hostname == ((groups['swift_proxy'] | intersect(ansible_play_hosts)) | list)[0]"
diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 324ca3f6..2adfb208 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -41,3 +41,5 @@ swift_service_distro_packages:
   - swift-proxy
 
 swift_rsync_service_name: rsync
+
+swift_sshd: ssh
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diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index d4ea7935..d9751baf 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -37,3 +37,5 @@ swift_service_distro_packages:
   - python-swift
 
 swift_rsync_service_name: rsyncd
+
+swift_sshd: sshd
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vars/suse.yml b/vars/suse.yml
index 1a89b936..8a6a3867 100644
--- a/vars/suse.yml
+++ b/vars/suse.yml
@@ -42,3 +42,5 @@ swift_service_distro_packages:
   - python-swift
 
 swift_rsync_service_name: rsyncd
+
+swift_sshd: sshd
\ No newline at end of file