diff --git a/playbooks/pfsense_manage.yml b/playbooks/pfsense_manage.yml
index 664884d..9aabdb7 100644
--- a/playbooks/pfsense_manage.yml
+++ b/playbooks/pfsense_manage.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
     allow_major_upgrade: false       # Set true to allow crossing major version branches
     reboot_timeout: 300              # Seconds to wait for host after reboot
     upgrade_check_timeout: 120       # Seconds before pfSense-upgrade check times out
-
+    ansible_ssh_common_args: >-
+      -o ControlMaster=no
+      -o ControlPersist=no
+      -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no
+      -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null
+      -o ConnectTimeout=15
+      -o ServerAliveInterval=10
+      -o ServerAliveCountMax=3
   roles:
     - pfsense_upgrade