diff --git a/scripts/dockerimages/06-console b/scripts/dockerimages/06-console
index 755c52a1..0a90b784 100644
--- a/scripts/dockerimages/06-console
+++ b/scripts/dockerimages/06-console
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ COPY scripts/dockerimages/scripts/update-ssh-keys /usr/bin/
 COPY scripts/dockerimages/scripts/rancheros-install /usr/sbin/
 RUN sed -i 's/rancher:!/rancher:*/g' /etc/shadow && \
     sed -i 's/docker:!/docker:*/g' /etc/shadow && \
+    sed -i 's/#ClientAliveInterval 0/ClientAliveInterval 180/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config && \
     echo '## allow password less for rancher user' >> /etc/sudoers && \
     echo 'rancher ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' >> /etc/sudoers && \
     echo '## allow password less for docker user' >> /etc/sudoers && \
diff --git a/scripts/extraimages/00-ubuntuconsole b/scripts/extraimages/00-ubuntuconsole
index 2cf86bbb..2ae5d340 100644
--- a/scripts/extraimages/00-ubuntuconsole
+++ b/scripts/extraimages/00-ubuntuconsole
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ RUN addgroup --gid 1100 rancher && \
     addgroup --gid 1101 docker && \
     useradd -u 1100 -g rancher -G docker,sudo -m -s /bin/bash rancher && \
     useradd -u 1101 -g docker -G docker,sudo -m -s /bin/bash docker && \
+    echo ClientAliveInterval 180 >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config && \
     echo '## allow password less for rancher user' >> /etc/sudoers && \
     echo 'rancher ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' >> /etc/sudoers && \
     echo 'docker ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' >> /etc/sudoers
diff --git a/scripts/extraimages/01-debianconsole b/scripts/extraimages/01-debianconsole
index 28a2e3d8..f9a6e89c 100644
--- a/scripts/extraimages/01-debianconsole
+++ b/scripts/extraimages/01-debianconsole
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ RUN addgroup --gid 1100 rancher && \
     addgroup --gid 1101 docker && \
     useradd -u 1100 -g rancher -G docker,sudo -m -s /bin/bash rancher && \
     useradd -u 1101 -g docker -G docker,sudo -m -s /bin/bash docker && \
+    echo ClientAliveInterval 180 >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config && \
     echo '## allow password less for rancher user' >> /etc/sudoers && \
     echo 'rancher ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' >> /etc/sudoers && \
     echo 'docker ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' >> /etc/sudoers