diff --git a/cmd/coder/config_ssh.go b/cmd/coder/config_ssh.go
index d5bf10ea..ffa925d2 100644
--- a/cmd/coder/config_ssh.go
+++ b/cmd/coder/config_ssh.go
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ func (cmd *configSSHCmd) makeConfig(host, userName, envName string) string {
     StrictHostKeyChecking no
     ConnectTimeout=0
     IdentityFile=%s
+    ServerAliveInterval 60
+    ServerAliveCountMax 3
 `, envName, host, userName, envName, privateKeyFilepath)
 }