diff --git a/xos/observers/onos/onos_observer_config b/xos/observers/onos/onos_observer_config
index be9744a..3c6d63d 100644
--- a/xos/observers/onos/onos_observer_config
+++ b/xos/observers/onos/onos_observer_config
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 pretend=False
 backoff_disabled=True
 save_ansible_output=True
-proxy_ssh=True
+# set proxy_ssh to false on cloudlab
+proxy_ssh=False
 full_setup=True
 
 [feefie]