diff --git a/shellscripts/gitsshwrapper.sh b/shellscripts/gitsshwrapper.sh
index 0643f535ae57200d880a9ee2d214de180c4d346e..01d04a45a240ab04328bbfdffd20bc480970f9fd 100644
--- a/shellscripts/gitsshwrapper.sh
+++ b/shellscripts/gitsshwrapper.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@
 # gitwrapperssh.sh [keyfile] [command]
 #
 
+# sshparams=
+sshparams="-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"
+
 if [ -z "$PKEY" ]; then
     # if PKEY is not specified, run ssh using default keyfile
-    ssh "$@"
+    ssh "${sshparams}" "$@"
 else
-    ssh -i ${PKEY} "$@"
+    ssh "${sshparams}" -i ${PKEY} "$@"
 fi
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