diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_merge_to_master.yaml b/.github/workflows/on_merge_to_master.yaml
index 3f26ed08a..72df2a30f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_merge_to_master.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_merge_to_master.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: SSH into EC2 and deploy the app
         run: |
-          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ${{ secrets.MOONLITE_AWS_EC2_SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.MOONLITE_AWS_EC2_SSH_HOST }} << 'EOF'
+          ssh -o ServerAliveInterval=60 -o ServerAliveCountMax=60 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ${{ secrets.MOONLITE_AWS_EC2_SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.MOONLITE_AWS_EC2_SSH_HOST }} << 'EOF'
             cd /home/ec2-user/apps/stable-diffusion-webui
             
             git pull origin master