diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/resalloc_provision/wait-for-ssh/wait-for-ssh b/roles/copr/backend/files/resalloc_provision/wait-for-ssh/wait-for-ssh
index 957ccb4879..3b83336550 100755
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/resalloc_provision/wait-for-ssh/wait-for-ssh
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/resalloc_provision/wait-for-ssh/wait-for-ssh
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ ssh = [
     '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no',
     '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null',
     '-o', 'PasswordAuthentication=no',
+    '-o', 'ConnectTimeout=10',
 ]
 
 expected_output = 'foobar'