diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-int.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-int.yml
index 7b7b8797e..6c5c8665d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-int.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-int.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
             MEDIA_URL: ${{ secrets.MEDIA_URL }}
         run: |
           echo "$PRIVATE_KEY" > private_key && chmod 600 private_key
-          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i private_key ${USER_NAME}@${HOSTNAME} "
+          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ServerAliveInterval=30 -i private_key ${USER_NAME}@${HOSTNAME} "
             cd /home/ubuntu/ &&
             [ -d gally ] || git clone https://github.com/Elastic-Suite/gally.git gally &&
             cd /home/ubuntu/gally &&