diff --git a/bin/vdn-rsync b/bin/vdn-rsync
index 9170e48..fbb8b2b 100755
--- a/bin/vdn-rsync
+++ b/bin/vdn-rsync
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ done
 
 if [[ $guest ]]; then
   determine_redir_port
-  rsync "${options[@]}" -e "ssh -g -p $sshRedirPort -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" "${srcs[@]}" "$dest"
+  rsync "${options[@]}" -e "ssh -g -p $sshRedirPort $SSH_OPTS -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" "${srcs[@]}" "$dest"
 else
   rsync "${options[@]}" "${srcs[@]}" "${dest[@]}"
 fi