diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/migrate.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/migrate.sh
index 6640e1f6..9996d7fb 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/migrate.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/migrate.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ validate_host_status() {
 
     # Host SSH check
     if [ "${OPT_PASSWORD}" -eq 1 ]; then
-        if ! ${_sshpass_cmd} ssh -o PubkeyAuthentication=no -o PreferredAuthentications=password ${_user}@${_host} exit >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+        if ! ${_sshpass_cmd} ssh ${_user}@${_host} exit >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
             error_notify "[ERROR]: Could not establish ssh connection to host."
             error_notify "Please make sure the remote host supports password based authentication"
             error_exit "and you are using the correct password for user: '${_user}'"