diff --git a/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts b/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
index 4fb2fd4d..c34c0e6d 100644
--- a/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
+++ b/tabby-ssh/src/profiles.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class SSHProfilesService extends ProfileProvider<SSHProfile> {
             scripts: [],
             socksProxyHost: null,
             socksProxyPort: null,
-            reuseSession: false,
+            reuseSession: true,
         },
     }