2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a43391e..9d0ce88 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 - ulri: when failing to send a build to a machine do not try sending all the
   other pending builds there
+- ulri: reduce ssh ConnectTimeout to 5, no point waiting 20s
 
 0.6.25
 - drop arcfour cipher usage (not enabled by default in latest openssh packages)
diff --git a/ulri b/ulri
index 4565582..bd677ff 100755
--- a/ulri
+++ b/ulri
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ my %config_usage = (
     },
     ssh_options => {
 	desc => "SSH options",
-	default => "-o ConnectTimeout=20 -o BatchMode=yes"
+	default => "-o ConnectTimeout=5 -o BatchMode=yes"
     },
     packager => {
         desc => 'Default packager tag user by bot',