diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# 1.0.4
+
+## Changed
+
+- Enable ssh keep live in issuing the reboot command
+
 # 1.0.3
 
 ## Changed
diff --git a/nix-deploy.cabal b/nix-deploy.cabal
--- a/nix-deploy.cabal
+++ b/nix-deploy.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                nix-deploy
-version:             1.0.3
+version:             1.0.4
 synopsis:            Deploy Nix-built software to a NixOS machine
 homepage:            https://github.com/awakesecurity/nix-deploy#readme
 license:             Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 
 
 rebootCmd :: MonadIO io => Text -> io Turtle.ExitCode
-rebootCmd target = Turtle.shell [text|ssh $target sudo reboot|] empty
+rebootCmd target = Turtle.shell [text|ssh -o 'ServerAliveInterval=1' $target sudo reboot|] empty
 
 pathFromStdin :: IO Text
 pathFromStdin = do