diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 494580cad0a2eb..f16f56559452ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.ssh/
           echo "${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+          echo "Host *\
+              ServerAliveInterval 5
+          " > ~/.ssh/config
+
 
           # bit paranoid, but prevent cracking the pubkey
           echo "${{ secrets.SSH_PUBLIC_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub