diff --git a/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/commands-new.conf b/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/commands-new.conf
index a18061b..cc24662 100644
--- a/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/commands-new.conf
+++ b/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/commands-new.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ object CheckCommand "check_net_int" {
 	import "by_ssh"
 	vars.by_ssh_timeout = "420"
 	timeout = "420"
-	vars.by_ssh_command = PluginDir + "/check_interface_load.sh -w $int_warn$ -c $int_crit$ -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"
+	vars.by_ssh_command = PluginDir + "/check_interface_load.sh -w $int_warn$ -c $int_crit$"
+	vars.by_ssh_options = [ 
+				"StrictHostKeyChecking=no",
+				"ControlMaster=auto",
+				"ControlPath=/var/run/icinga2/$host.name$",
+				"ControlPersist=20m"
+	]
 	vars.int_warn=""
 	vars.int_crit=""
 }
@@ -11,7 +17,13 @@ object CheckCommand "check_open_ports" {
 	import "by_ssh"
 	vars.by_ssh_timeout = "420"
 	timeout = "420"
-	vars.by_ssh_command = PluginDir + "/check_network_ports.sh -p \"$ports$\" -H $host$ -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"
+	vars.by_ssh_command = PluginDir + "/check_network_ports.sh -p \"$ports$\" -H $host$"
+	vars.by_ssh_options = [ 
+				"StrictHostKeyChecking=no",
+				"ControlMaster=auto",
+				"ControlPath=/var/run/icinga2/$host.name$",
+				"ControlPersist=20m"
+	]
 	vars.ports=""
 	vars.host=""
 }