--- a/src/cssh.pl
+++ b/src/cssh.pl
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@
 
   $config{ $config{comms} } = $config{comms};
 
-  $config{ssh_args} = $options{o} if ( $options{o} );
-  $config{ssh_args} .= " -x -o ConnectTimeout=10"
+  $config{ssh_args} = " -x -o ConnectTimeout=10"
     if ( $config{ $config{comms} } =~ /ssh$/ );
+  $config{ssh_args} = $options{o} if ( $options{o} );
   $config{rsh_args} = "";
 
   $config{telnet_args} = "";