diff --git a/bundles/backup-server/metadata.py b/bundles/backup-server/metadata.py
index f46fac1..93580da 100644
--- a/bundles/backup-server/metadata.py
+++ b/bundles/backup-server/metadata.py
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ def monitoring(metadata):
                 client,
                 config['one_backup_every_hours'],
             ),
+            'vars.sshmon_timeout': 20,
         }
 
     return {