diff --git a/clearml_session/__main__.py b/clearml_session/__main__.py
index cc512d9..1e791fd 100644
--- a/clearml_session/__main__.py
+++ b/clearml_session/__main__.py
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ def wait_for_machine(state, task):
 def start_ssh_tunnel(username, remote_address, ssh_port, ssh_password, local_remote_pair_list, debug=False):
     print('Starting SSH tunnel')
     child = None
-    args = ['-N', '-C',
+    args = ['-C',
             '{}@{}'.format(username, remote_address), '-p', '{}'.format(ssh_port),
             '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null',
             '-o', 'Compression=yes',
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ def start_ssh_tunnel(username, remote_address, ssh_port, ssh_password, local_rem
             args=args,
             logfile=fd, timeout=20, encoding='utf-8')
 
-        i = child.expect([r'(?i)password:', r'\(yes\/no\)', r'.*[$#] ', pexpect.EOF])
+        i = child.expect([r'(?i)password:', r'\(yes\/no', r'.*[$#] ', pexpect.EOF])
         if i == 0:
             child.sendline(ssh_password)
             try: