diff --git a/src/syncterm/ssh.c b/src/syncterm/ssh.c
index 1e92439ea8a2596aac8c9cb7a83356d6864854e0..e436853cf83a91de7c3a9b2f9507af3617446bbe 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/ssh.c
+++ b/src/syncterm/ssh.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ ssh_connect(struct bbslist *bbs)
 	status = cl.SetAttribute(ssh_session, CRYPT_SESSINFO_SSH_CHANNEL_HEIGHT, rows);
 
 	cl.SetAttribute(ssh_session, CRYPT_OPTION_NET_READTIMEOUT, 30);
-	cl.SetAttribute(sess, CRYPT_OPTION_NET_WRITETIMEOUT, 30);
+	cl.SetAttribute(ssh_session, CRYPT_OPTION_NET_WRITETIMEOUT, 30);
 
 	/* Activate the session */
 	if (!bbs->hidepopups) {