diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/newcloud b/inventory/group_vars/newcloud
index f21192df17..f3ebcedf3b 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/newcloud
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/newcloud
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ dns: 8.8.8.8
 freezes: false
 ansible_ifcfg_whitelist: ['eth1']
 baseiptables: false
+ansible_ssh_common_args: '-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p -q cloud-noc01.cloud.fedoraproject.org"'
 nagios_Check_Services:
   monitor: false
   nrpe: false