diff --git a/roles/rsnapshot-push/templates/client-backup-script.sh.j2 b/roles/rsnapshot-push/templates/client-backup-script.sh.j2
index 072754fae0..4a87c3ec73 100644
--- a/roles/rsnapshot-push/templates/client-backup-script.sh.j2
+++ b/roles/rsnapshot-push/templates/client-backup-script.sh.j2
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 exec rsync -av --xattrs --acls \
     --delete --delete-excluded \
     --rsh=ssh \
+    -e 'ssh -o ConnectTimeout=3600' \
     {{ item.value.rsync_args }} \
     {{ item.value.user }}@{{ rsnapshot_push.server_host }}::push