diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [ssh_connection]
-ssh_args=-o ForwardAgent=yes
+ssh_args=-o ForwardAgent=yes -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ControlPath=/tmp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r