diff --git a/libmachine/ssh/client.go b/libmachine/ssh/client.go
index 1dea36b795..26ea968582 100644
--- a/libmachine/ssh/client.go
+++ b/libmachine/ssh/client.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	baseSSHArgs = []string{
+		"-o", "BatchMode=yes",
 		"-o", "PasswordAuthentication=no",
 		"-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no",
 		"-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null",