diff --git a/littlechef/chef.py b/littlechef/chef.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/littlechef/chef.py
+++ b/littlechef/chef.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def _synchronize_node(configfile, node):
     if env.gateway:
         ssh_key_file = '.ssh/'+os.path.basename(' '.join(env.ssh_config.lookup(env.host_string)['identityfile']))
         extra_opts=""
-        ssh_opts+=" "+env.gateway+" ssh -i "+ssh_key_file
+        ssh_opts+=" "+env.gateway+" ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i "+ssh_key_file
 
     rsync_project(
         env.node_work_path,
Disable strict host key checking for last hop nodes.