diff --git a/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh b/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
index 34a54dcb..55fdb6a4 100755
--- a/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
+++ b/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ WORK=$PWD
 RECIPE=$1
 BRANCH=""
 
+ssh -N -f -R 2222:localhost:22 radius@bot.libretro.com
+
 # ----- read variables from recipe config -----
 while read line; do
 	KEY=`echo $line | cut -f 1 -d " "`