diff --git a/inc/status.inc b/inc/status.inc
index 409f4e7d..fe27b667 100755
--- a/inc/status.inc
+++ b/inc/status.inc
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ STATUS(){
 					if [[ "${RUN_NODE_IP}" == *"${nip}"* ]]; then
 						NCMD=''; LH='- localhost'
 					else
-						NCMD="ssh root@${nip}"; LH=''
+						NCMD="ssh -o ConnectTimeout=3 root@${nip}"; LH=''
 					fi
 					if [ "${NCMD}" != "" ]; then
 						checkhost=$(CHECK_HOST ${nip})