diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/ssh/deploy_info.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/ssh/deploy_info.py
index 0f6178668..580d59797 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/ssh/deploy_info.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/ssh/deploy_info.py
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ def ssh_shell_from_deploy(
     deploy_info: DeployInfo, runtime: AsyncRuntime, host_key_check: HostKeyCheck
 ) -> None:
     if host := find_reachable_host(deploy_info, host_key_check):
-        with host.ssh_control_master() as ssh:
-            ssh.interactive_ssh()
+       host.interactive_ssh()
     else:
         log.info("Could not reach host via clearnet 'addrs'")
         log.info(f"Trying to reach host via tor '{deploy_info.tor}'")
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/ssh/remote.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/ssh/remote.py
index 51d8dcd93..331ff85a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/ssh/remote.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/ssh/remote.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class Remote:
         return nix_shell(packages, cmd)
 
     def interactive_ssh(self) -> None:
-        cmd_list = self.ssh_cmd(tty=True)
+        cmd_list = self.ssh_cmd(tty=True, control_master=False)
         subprocess.run(cmd_list)