diff --git a/src/main/ssh/ssh-connection-utils.ts b/src/main/ssh/ssh-connection-utils.ts
index 26dd66f16e4..1335344a072 100644
--- a/src/main/ssh/ssh-connection-utils.ts
+++ b/src/main/ssh/ssh-connection-utils.ts
@@ -68,10 +68,7 @@ export function isTransientError(err: Error): boolean {
   if (code && TRANSIENT_ERROR_CODES.has(code)) {
     return true
   }
-  if (err.message.includes('ETIMEDOUT')) {
-    return true
-  }
-  if (err.message.includes('ECONNREFUSED')) {
+  if (err.message.includes('ETIMEDOUT') || err.message.includes('ECONNREFUSED')) {
     return true
   }
   if (err.message.includes('ECONNRESET')) {