diff --git a/playbooks/ansible.cfg b/playbooks/ansible.cfg
index 8cb991a109..b57c816ecb 100644
--- a/playbooks/ansible.cfg
+++ b/playbooks/ansible.cfg
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ transport = ssh_retry
 
 [ssh_connection]
 pipelining = True
+ssh_args = -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o TCPKeepAlive=yes -o ServerAliveInterval=5 -o ServerAliveCountMax=3