diff --git a/scripts/init.d/mw.tpl b/scripts/init.d/mw.tpl
index aa3fa04e1..e54ad3708 100755
--- a/scripts/init.d/mw.tpl
+++ b/scripts/init.d/mw.tpl
@@ -641,7 +641,11 @@ mw_ssh(){
         # echo "info:$SSS"
         # SSS="127.0.0.1|22|root|xx"
         IFS='|' read -r SERVER_IP SERVER_PORT SERVER_USER SERVER_PASS <<< "$SSS"
-        sshpass -p "$SERVER_PASS" ssh -p "$SERVER_PORT" "$SERVER_IP"
+        echo "Attempting SSH connection to $SERVER_USER@$SERVER_IP:$SERVER_PORT"
+        if ! sshpass -p "$SERVER_PASS" ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o ConnectTimeout=10 -p "$SERVER_PORT" "$SERVER_USER@$SERVER_IP" "echo 'SSH connection successful'"; then
+            echo "SSH connection failed to $SERVER_USER@$SERVER_IP:$SERVER_PORT"
+            return 1
+        fi
     fi
 }