diff --git a/src/common/remoteio.c b/src/common/remoteio.c
--- a/src/common/remoteio.c
+++ b/src/common/remoteio.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ int _remoteio_ssh_open(struct remoteio *
     userhost = strdup(server->hostname);
   sshargs[1] = userhost;
 
-  rtn = execio_open( &rem->execio, "ssh", sshargs);
+  rtn = execio_open( &rem->execio, "ssh", sshargs, 0);
   if(rtn)
     {
       fprintf(stderr, "error opening remoteio channel to ssh userhost ``%s''\n" , userhost);