diff --git a/os_faults/ansible/executor.py b/os_faults/ansible/executor.py
index 53c8dd1..bfd25b7 100644
--- a/os_faults/ansible/executor.py
+++ b/os_faults/ansible/executor.py
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ STATUS_SKIPPED = 'SKIPPED'
 
 DEFAULT_ERROR_STATUSES = {STATUS_FAILED, STATUS_UNREACHABLE}
 
-SSH_COMMON_ARGS = '-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no'
+SSH_COMMON_ARGS = ('-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null '
+                   '-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no '
+                   '-o ConnectTimeout=60')
 
 STDOUT_LIMIT = 4096  # Symbols count
 
diff --git a/os_faults/tests/unit/ansible/test_executor.py b/os_faults/tests/unit/ansible/test_executor.py
index 2615505..4545887 100644
--- a/os_faults/tests/unit/ansible/test_executor.py
+++ b/os_faults/tests/unit/ansible/test_executor.py
@@ -142,11 +142,13 @@ class AnsibleRunnerTestCase(test.TestCase):
              remote_user='root', scp_extra_args=None, sftp_extra_args=None,
              ssh_common_args=('-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null '
                               '-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no '
+                              '-o ConnectTimeout=60 '
                               '-o ProxyCommand='
                               '"ssh -i /path/my.key '
                               '-W %h:%p '
                               '-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null '
                               '-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no '
+                              '-o ConnectTimeout=60 '
                               'root@jhost.com"'),
              ssh_extra_args=None, verbosity=100),
         dict(conn_pass=None, become_pass=None),
@@ -159,11 +161,13 @@ class AnsibleRunnerTestCase(test.TestCase):
              remote_user='root', scp_extra_args=None, sftp_extra_args=None,
              ssh_common_args=('-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null '
                               '-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no '
+                              '-o ConnectTimeout=60 '
                               '-o ProxyCommand='
                               '"ssh -i /path/my.key '
                               '-W %h:%p '
                               '-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null '
                               '-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no '
+                              '-o ConnectTimeout=60 '
                               'juser@jhost.com"'),
              ssh_extra_args=None, verbosity=100),
         dict(conn_pass=None, become_pass=None),