diff --git a/zfs_replication_exporter.go b/zfs_replication_exporter.go
index e496e0a..2feb963 100644
--- a/zfs_replication_exporter.go
+++ b/zfs_replication_exporter.go
@@ -255,15 +255,11 @@ func main() {
 				HostKeyCallback: ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey(),
 				Timeout:         5 * time.Second,
 			}
-			var c *ssh.Client
 			for {
-				if c == nil {
-					var err error
-					glog.Infof("Dialing %s@%s", user, host)
-					c, err = ssh.Dial("tcp", host, config)
-					if err != nil {
-						glog.Errorf("Error dialing %q: %v", host, err)
-					}
+				glog.Infof("Dialing %s@%s", user, host)
+				c, err := ssh.Dial("tcp", host, config)
+				if err != nil {
+					glog.Errorf("Error dialing %q: %v", host, err)
 				}
 				if c != nil {
 					stats, err := fetchSnapshotStats(host, c)