diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 27e72e0f1..d2f9bde78 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   - The check for whether a port is open or not is more complete. [GH-948]
   - Files that are included with `vagrant package --include` now properly
     preserve file attributes on earlier versions of Ruby. [GH-951]
+  - SSH uses LogLevel FATAL so that errors are still shown.
 
 ## 1.0.3 (May 1, 2012)
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/ssh.rb b/lib/vagrant/ssh.rb
index 85a044ae3..f23b4d0f3 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/ssh.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/ssh.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
       # Command line options
       command_options = ["-p", options[:port].to_s, "-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null",
-                         "-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no", "-o", "LogLevel=QUIET"]
+                         "-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no", "-o", "LogLevel=FATAL"]
 
       # Solaris/OpenSolaris/Illumos uses SunSSH which doesn't support the IdentitiesOnly option
       # (Also don't use it in plain mode, it'll skip user agents.)
diff --git a/templates/commands/ssh_config/config.erb b/templates/commands/ssh_config/config.erb
index 16cf0ed54..a2d8f2089 100644
--- a/templates/commands/ssh_config/config.erb
+++ b/templates/commands/ssh_config/config.erb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Host <%= host_key %>
   PasswordAuthentication no
   IdentityFile <%= private_key_path %>
   IdentitiesOnly yes
-  LogLevel QUIET
+  LogLevel FATAL
 <% if forward_agent -%>
   ForwardAgent yes
 <% end -%>