diff --git a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/ssh_conn.go b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/ssh_conn.go
index 51b06f8ce0bc..53c7304a3c40 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/ssh_conn.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/ssh_conn.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func createSSHConn(name, sshPort, sshKey string, svc v1.Service) *sshConn {
 	// extract sshArgs
 	sshArgs := []string{
 		// TODO: document the options here
+		"-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null",
 		"-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking no",
 		"-N",
 		"docker@127.0.0.1",