diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index 4da1087..10a86de 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ func New(cfg *config.XCConfig, backend store.Backend) (*Cli, error) {
 	remote.SetDebug(cli.debug)
 	remote.SetUsePasswordManager(cli.usePasswordMgr)
 	remote.SetNumThreads(cli.sshThreads)
+	remote.SetSSHCommand(cfg.SSHCommand)
 	remote.SetRemoteEnvironment(cfg.RemoteEnvironment)
 
 	// interpreter
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index dede5d2..a9bd9ad 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ distribute = tar
 [executer]
 ssh_threads = 50
 ssh_connect_timeout = 1
+ssh_command = /usr/bin/ssh
 progress_bar = true
 prepend_hostnames = true
 remote_tmpdir = /tmp
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ type XCConfig struct {
 	User                   string
 	SSHThreads             int
 	SSHConnectTimeout      int
+	SSHCommand             string
 	PingCount              int
 	RemoteTmpdir           string
 	Mode                   string
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ const (
 	defaultProgressbar       = true
 	defaultPrependHostnames  = true
 	defaultSSHConnectTimeout = 1
+	defaultSSHCommand        = "/usr/bin/ssh"
 	defaultLogFile           = ""
 	defaultExitConfirm       = true
 	defaultExecConfirm       = true
@@ -208,6 +211,12 @@ func read(filename string, secondPass bool) (*XCConfig, error) {
 	}
 	cfg.SSHThreads = threads
 
+	sshCommand, err := props.GetString("executer.ssh_command")
+	if err != nil {
+		sshCommand = defaultSSHCommand
+	}
+	cfg.SSHCommand = sshCommand
+
 	ctimeout, err := props.GetInt("executer.ssh_connect_timeout")
 	if err != nil {
 		ctimeout = defaultSSHConnectTimeout
diff --git a/remote/commands.go b/remote/commands.go
index df4cf24..5fafc9f 100644
--- a/remote/commands.go
+++ b/remote/commands.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func createSSHCmd(host string, argv string) *exec.Cmd {
 		params = append(params, "-c", argv)
 	}
 	log.Debugf("Created command ssh %v", params)
-	return exec.Command("ssh", params...)
+	return exec.Command(sshCommand, params...)
 }
 
 func getInterpreter() []string {
diff --git a/remote/remote.go b/remote/remote.go
index ea7e612..8e887fc 100644
--- a/remote/remote.go
+++ b/remote/remote.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ var (
 	poolLock                  *sync.Mutex
 	poolSize                  int
 	remoteEnvironment         map[string]string
+	sshCommand                string
 
 	noneInterpreter string
 	suInterpreter   string
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ func Initialize(numThreads int, username string) {
 	SetRaise(RTNone)
 }
 
+// SetSSHCommand sets ssh binary path to be used in createSSHCommand
+func SetSSHCommand(command string) {
+	sshCommand = command
+}
+
 // SetInterpreter sets none-raise interpreter
 func SetInterpreter(interpreter string) {
 	noneInterpreter = interpreter