diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/ssh_config b/roles/copr/backend/files/ssh_config
index cd19dd1967..84b044b8ad 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/ssh_config
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/ssh_config
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ Host *
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
    StrictHostKeyChecking  no
    UserKnownHostsFile /dev/null
-   ServerAliveInterval 60
+   ServerAliveInterval 20
+   ServerAliveCountMax 5
+   ConnectTimeout 60