diff --git a/test/e2e_node/e2e_remote.go b/test/e2e_node/e2e_remote.go
index d6c3faa53a4..8e81b6a4dfd 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/e2e_remote.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/e2e_remote.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func init() {
 		glog.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	sshOptionsMap = map[string]string{
-		"gce": fmt.Sprintf("-i %s/.ssh/google_compute_engine -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o CheckHostIP=no -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ServerAliveInterval=30", usr.HomeDir),
+		"gce": fmt.Sprintf("-i %s/.ssh/google_compute_engine -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o CheckHostIP=no -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ServerAliveInterval=30 -o LogLevel=ERROR", usr.HomeDir),
 	}
 }