diff --git a/scripts/riot b/scripts/riot
index bf8d772..09f62fb 100755
--- a/scripts/riot
+++ b/scripts/riot
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ parse_remote() {
         SSH_OPTIONS+=("-o" "PermitLocalCommand=yes")
         if [[ "$(get_os_type)" != "msys" ]]; then
             test "$DFS_DRY_RUN" = "1" || mkdir -p ~/.ssh/master-socket
-            SSH_OPTIONS+=("-o" "ControlMaster=auto" "-o" "ControlPersist=60s" "-o" "ControlPath=~/.ssh/master-socket/%C")
+            SSH_OPTIONS+=("-o" "ControlMaster=auto" "-o" "ControlPersist=5s" "-o" "ControlPath=~/.ssh/master-socket/%C")
         fi
     fi
     # handle input
diff --git a/tools/test.zsh b/tools/test.zsh
index cac74a7..6da7a64 100644
--- a/tools/test.zsh
+++ b/tools/test.zsh
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ test $(echo n | tools/common.sh ask_for_yN "test") = "0"
 test $(echo | tools/common.sh ask_for_yN "test") = "0"
 test $(echo | tools/common.sh ask_for_Yn "test") = "1"
 test $(DFS_QUIET=1 tools/common.sh ask_for_Yn "test") = "1"
-test "$(DFS_TRUST=1 riot time@is.impt:2222/yes@you-r.right/you@are.really.recht./ibd./try@it,another@host scp /tmp/ ./tmp -D 2>/dev/null)" = 'scp -P 12022 -o ServerAliveInterval=60 -o PermitLocalCommand=yes -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ControlPath=~/.ssh/master-socket/%C -o ProxyJump=time@is.impt:2222,yes@you-r.right:12022,you@are.really.recht:12022,root@ibd:12022 -r try@it.dxng.net:/tmp/ ./tmp
-scp -P 12022 -o ServerAliveInterval=60 -o PermitLocalCommand=yes -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ControlPath=~/.ssh/master-socket/%C -o ForwardX11=yes -o ForwardAgent=yes -r another@host.dxng.net:/tmp/ ./tmp'
+test "$(DFS_TRUST=1 riot time@is.impt:2222/yes@you-r.right/you@are.really.recht./ibd./try@it,another@host scp /tmp/ ./tmp -D 2>/dev/null)" = 'scp -P 12022 -o ServerAliveInterval=60 -o PermitLocalCommand=yes -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=5s -o ControlPath=~/.ssh/master-socket/%C -o ProxyJump=time@is.impt:2222,yes@you-r.right:12022,you@are.really.recht:12022,root@ibd:12022 -r try@it.dxng.net:/tmp/ ./tmp
+scp -P 12022 -o ServerAliveInterval=60 -o PermitLocalCommand=yes -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=5s -o ControlPath=~/.ssh/master-socket/%C -o ForwardX11=yes -o ForwardAgent=yes -r another@host.dxng.net:/tmp/ ./tmp'
 test "$(riot you@example.com:55 -tD ssh --password -- ping -c 1 2>/dev/null)" = 'ssh -p 55 -o ServerAliveInterval=60 -o ForwardX11=yes -o ForwardAgent=yes -o PasswordAuthentication=yes -o PubkeyAuthentication=no you@example.com ping -c 1'
 
 # check alias