diff --git a/ci_scripts/remote_python_packaging.sh b/ci_scripts/remote_python_packaging.sh
index c185b78b1..ec386ab20 100755
--- a/ci_scripts/remote_python_packaging.sh
+++ b/ci_scripts/remote_python_packaging.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ set +x
 
 ssh $SSHTARGET bash -c "cat >$BUILDDIR/exec_docker_run" <<_HERE
     set +x -e
-    # make sure all processes exit when ssh dies
     shopt -s huponexit
     cd $BUILDDIR
     export DCC_PY_LIVECONFIG=$DCC_PY_LIVECONFIG
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ _HERE
 
 echo "--- Running $CIRCLE_JOB remotely"
 
-ssh $SSHTARGET bash "$BUILDDIR/exec_docker_run"
+ssh -t $SSHTARGET bash "$BUILDDIR/exec_docker_run"
 mkdir -p workspace 
 rsync -avz "$SSHTARGET:$BUILDDIR/python/.docker-tox/wheelhouse/*manylinux201*" workspace/wheelhouse/
 rsync -avz "$SSHTARGET:$BUILDDIR/python/.docker-tox/dist/*" workspace/wheelhouse/