diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index e131c15..abbdd5e 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ stdout_callback = yaml
 inventory = inventory/
 
 [ssh_connection]
-ssh_args = -o UserKnownHostsFile=known_hosts -F ssh_config
+pipelining = True
+ssh_args = -o UserKnownHostsFile=known_hosts -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=120s -F ssh_config