diff --git a/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc.conf b/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc.conf
index c6e6e67a..1ff04bd0 100644
--- a/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc.conf
+++ b/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc.conf
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ update_symlinks() {
 }
 
 upload() {
-	rsync -e 'ssh -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o VerifyHostKeyDNS=yes' "$@" ppc@releng-incoming.gentoo.org:
+	rsync -e 'ssh -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o VerifyHostKeyDNS=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no' "$@" ppc@releng-incoming.gentoo.org:
 }
  
 post_build() {
diff --git a/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf b/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf
index b9f09e46..acfcdfec 100644
--- a/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf
+++ b/tools/catalyst-auto-ppc64le.conf
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ update_symlinks() {
 }
 
 upload() {
-	rsync -e 'ssh -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o VerifyHostKeyDNS=yes' "$@" ppc@releng-incoming.gentoo.org:
+	rsync -e 'ssh -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o VerifyHostKeyDNS=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no' "$@" ppc@releng-incoming.gentoo.org:
 }
 
 post_build() {