diff --git a/kittens/ssh/utils.go b/kittens/ssh/utils.go
index a1ff921b9..e66a2a1b8 100644
--- a/kittens/ssh/utils.go
+++ b/kittens/ssh/utils.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var SSHOptions = sync.OnceValue(func() (ssh_options map[string]string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+	if err = cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 	raw, err := io.ReadAll(stderr)
diff --git a/kittens/ssh/utils_test.go b/kittens/ssh/utils_test.go
index e76c181f1..09197acbb 100644
--- a/kittens/ssh/utils_test.go
+++ b/kittens/ssh/utils_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package ssh
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -18,6 +19,11 @@ var _ = fmt.Print
 func TestGetSSHOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	m := SSHOptions()
 	if m["w"] != "local_tun[:remote_tun]" {
+
+		cmd := exec.Command(SSHExe())
+		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+		cmd.Run()
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected set of SSH options: %#v", m)
 	}
 }