diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/ssh/remote.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/ssh/remote.py
index 21bcf6773..1894cf0ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/ssh/remote.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/ssh/remote.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ NO_OUTPUT_TIMEOUT = 20
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class Remote:
     address: str
-    command_prefix: str | None
+    command_prefix: str | None = None
     user: str = "root"
     port: int | None = None
     private_key: Path | None = None