diff --git a/assets/init b/assets/init
index 4712a582..dc06c07b 100755
--- a/assets/init
+++ b/assets/init
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ if [ ! -e /home/git/data/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key ]; then
 fi
 # configure sshd to pick up the host keys from /home/git/data/ssh/
 sed -i 's,HostKey /etc/ssh/,HostKey /home/git/data/ssh/,g' -i /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+echo "UseDNS no" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 
 # start supervisord
 /usr/bin/supervisord -c /etc/supervisor/supervisord.conf