diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b13e51d..5d058f8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -182,10 +182,12 @@ var AutoSSH = function (_EventEmitter) {
     key: 'generateExecString',
     value: function generateExecString() {
       var bindAddress = this.localPort + ':localhost:' + this.remotePort;
-      var exitOnFailure = '-o "ExitOnForwardFailure yes"';
+      var exitOnFailure = '-o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes';
       var serverAliveInterval = '-o ServerAliveInterval=' + this.serverAliveInterval;
       var serverAliveCountMax = '-o ServerAliveCountMax=' + this.serverAliveCountMax;
-      var options = exitOnFailure + ' ' + serverAliveInterval + ' ' + serverAliveCountMax;
+      var serverAliveOpts = serverAliveInterval + ' ' + serverAliveCountMax;
+      var strictHostCheck = '-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no';
+      var options = exitOnFailure + ' ' + serverAliveOpts + ' ' + strictHostCheck;
       var privateKey = this.privateKey ? '-i ' + this.privateKey : '';
       var userAtHost = this.username + '@' + this.host;
 
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 6e3e1c7..45d6b13 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -150,10 +150,12 @@ class AutoSSH extends EventEmitter {
   */
   generateExecString() {
     const bindAddress = `${this.localPort}:localhost:${this.remotePort}`;
-    const exitOnFailure = '-o "ExitOnForwardFailure yes"';
+    const exitOnFailure = '-o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes';
     const serverAliveInterval = `-o ServerAliveInterval=${this.serverAliveInterval}`;
     const serverAliveCountMax = `-o ServerAliveCountMax=${this.serverAliveCountMax}`;
-    const options = `${exitOnFailure} ${serverAliveInterval} ${serverAliveCountMax}`;
+    const serverAliveOpts = `${serverAliveInterval} ${serverAliveCountMax}`;
+    const strictHostCheck = `-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no`;
+    const options = `${exitOnFailure} ${serverAliveOpts} ${strictHostCheck}`;
     const privateKey = this.privateKey ? `-i ${this.privateKey}` : '';
     const userAtHost = `${this.username}@${this.host}`;