--- a/ServerMonitor/Objects/Checks/SshCheck.cs	Sun Feb 10 20:51:26 2019 -0500
+++ b/ServerMonitor/Objects/Checks/SshCheck.cs	Thu Feb 28 21:19:32 2019 -0500
@@ -29,12 +29,19 @@
 
         protected override Task<CheckResult> ExecuteCheckAsync(CancellationToken token)
         {
+            try
+            {
+                if (!Server.SshClient.IsConnected)
+                    Server.SshClient.Connect();
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(Fail(e));
+            }
             return Task.Run(() =>
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    if (!Server.SshClient.IsConnected)
-                        Server.SshClient.Connect();
                     token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
                     using (SshCommand command = Server.SshClient.CreateCommand(Command))
                     {