diff --git a/bin/hobo-ssh b/bin/hobo-ssh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..831242cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/hobo-ssh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+begin
+  require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "../vendor/gems/ruby/1.8/environment"))
+rescue LoadError
+end
+
+require 'git-style-binary/command'
+
+# Get hobo
+hobodir = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
+$:.unshift(hobodir) unless $:.include?(hobodir)
+require 'hobo'
+
+GitStyleBinary.command do
+  short_desc "opens an SSH connection into the VM"
+  banner <<-EOS
+Usage: #{command.full_name} #{all_options_string}
+
+Opens an SSH connection into the created VM.
+
+EOS
+
+  run do |command|
+    Hobo::VM.ssh
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/hobo/ssh.rb b/lib/hobo/ssh.rb
index 418f98d6b..c5f35cbd9 100644
--- a/lib/hobo/ssh.rb
+++ b/lib/hobo/ssh.rb
@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
 module Hobo
   class SSH
     SCRIPT = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'script', 'hobo-ssh-expect.sh')
-    
+
     def self.connect(opts={})
-      Kernel.exec "#{SCRIPT} #{uname(opts)} #{pass(opts)} #{host(opts)} #{port(opts)}".strip
-    end
-
-    private 
-    module ClassMethods
-      private
-      [:port, :host, :pass, :uname].each do |method|
-        define_method(method) do |opts|
-          opts[method] || Hobo.config[:ssh][method]
-        end
+      options = {}
+      [:port, :host, :pass, :uname].each do |param|
+        options[param] = opts[param] || Hobo.config[:ssh][param]
       end
-    end
 
-    extend ClassMethods
+      Kernel.exec "#{SCRIPT} #{options[:uname]} #{options[:pass]} #{options[:host]} #{options[:port]}".strip
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/hobo/vm.rb b/lib/hobo/vm.rb
index f0623694f..707bbf825 100644
--- a/lib/hobo/vm.rb
+++ b/lib/hobo/vm.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ module Hobo
         Env.persisted_vm.destroy
       end
 
+      # SSHs into the VM and replaces the ruby process with the SSH process
+      def ssh
+        Env.require_persisted_vm
+        SSH.connect
+      end
+
       # Finds a virtual machine by a given UUID and either returns
       # a Hobo::VM object or returns nil.
       def find(uuid)
diff --git a/test/hobo/vm_test.rb b/test/hobo/vm_test.rb
index 4600debfc..42d439856 100644
--- a/test/hobo/vm_test.rb
+++ b/test/hobo/vm_test.rb
@@ -4,13 +4,30 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   setup do
     @mock_vm = mock("vm")
     Hobo.config!(hobo_mock_config)
+
+    @persisted_vm = mock("persisted_vm")
+    Hobo::Env.stubs(:persisted_vm).returns(@persisted_vm)
+  end
+
+  context "hobo ssh" do
+    setup do
+      Hobo::SSH.stubs(:connect)
+    end
+
+    should "require a persisted VM" do
+      Hobo::Env.expects(:require_persisted_vm).once
+      Hobo::VM.ssh
+    end
+
+    should "connect to SSH" do
+      Hobo::SSH.expects(:connect).once
+      Hobo::VM.ssh
+    end
   end
 
   context "hobo down" do
     setup do
-      @persisted_vm = mock("persisted_vm")
       @persisted_vm.stubs(:destroy)
-      Hobo::Env.stubs(:persisted_vm).returns(@persisted_vm)
     end
 
     should "require a persisted VM" do