diff --git a/provisioner/Dockerfile b/provisioner/Dockerfile
index a193758..cf4a86b 100644
--- a/provisioner/Dockerfile
+++ b/provisioner/Dockerfile
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 	apt-get update -y  -m && \
 	apt-get install -y git ansible
 
+RUN mkdir -p /root/.ssh
+COPY ssh-config /root/.ssh/config
+
 RUN go get github.com/tools/godep
 ADD . $GOPATH/src/github.com/ciena/cord-provisioner
 
diff --git a/provisioner/handlers.go b/provisioner/handlers.go
index 11df6ee..42946da 100644
--- a/provisioner/handlers.go
+++ b/provisioner/handlers.go
@@ -101,5 +101,15 @@
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
+
+	switch s.Status {
+	case Pending, Running:
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
+	case Complete:
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	default:
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+
 	w.Write(bytes)
 }
diff --git a/provisioner/ssh-config b/provisioner/ssh-config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..990a43d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/ssh-config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Host *
+   StrictHostKeyChecking no
+   UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null