diff --git a/scripts/launch-msplots.sh b/scripts/launch-msplots.sh
index 959ce64c2feee3de4e7b20a1c831d650b772f7ff..1aab0feb9a106b845780fa5b0be972d3130a0d49 100755
--- a/scripts/launch-msplots.sh
+++ b/scripts/launch-msplots.sh
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ function create_html_remotely_fn() {
     CREATE_HTML=create_html
     command="$CREATE_HTML $GLOBAL_ARGS"
 
-    ssh $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"$GLOBAL_ARGS\" | tee -a $LOG"
-    ssh $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"Creating HTML using $CREATE_HTML\" | tee -a $LOG"
-    ssh $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"$command\"| tee -a $LOG"
+    ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"$GLOBAL_ARGS\" | tee -a $LOG"
+    ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"Creating HTML using $CREATE_HTML\" | tee -a $LOG"
+    ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"$command\"| tee -a $LOG"
     # Submit slurm jobs that start docker containers at cpuxx nodes...
-    ssh -n -tt -x lofarsys@head01.cep4.control.lofar \
+    ssh -n -tt -x -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no lofarsys@head.cep4.control.lofar \
         docker-run-slurm.sh --rm -u `id -u` \
         -e USER=$USER -e HOME=$HOME \
         -v /data:/data \
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ function create_html_remotely_fn() {
          "$command" 
     SSH_EXITCODE=$?
     if test "$SSH_EXITCODE" == "0"; then
-        ssh $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"HTML Created successfully\" | tee -a $LOG"
+        ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"HTML Created successfully\" | tee -a $LOG"
     else
-        ssh $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"Problem creating HTML overview for $GLOBAL_ARGS.\" | tee -a $LOG"
-        ssh $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"Exit status: $exit_status\" | tee -a $LOG"
-        ssh $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"$result\" | tee -a $LOG"
-        ssh $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"Cannot start create_html: no HTML generated\" | tee -a $LOG"
+        ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"Problem creating HTML overview for $GLOBAL_ARGS.\" | tee -a $LOG"
+        ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"Exit status: $exit_status\" | tee -a $LOG"
+        ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"$result\" | tee -a $LOG"
+        ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $REMOTE_HOST "echo \"Cannot start create_html: no HTML generated\" | tee -a $LOG"
     fi
 }
 
@@ -148,14 +148,14 @@ function exit_timeout() {
 
 function sigterm_handler() {
     for sas_id in $GLOBAL_ARGS; do
-        ssh -n -tt -x lofarsys@head01.cep4.control.lofar "bash -ilc \"use Lofar; use Pyautoplot; report_global_status ${sas_id}\""
+        ssh -n -tt -x -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no lofarsys@head.cep4.control.lofar "bash -ilc \"use Lofar; use Pyautoplot; report_global_status ${sas_id}\""
         done
     for sas_id in $GLOBAL_ARGS; do
         ssh -n -x lofarsys@lcuhead "/home/fallows/inspect_bsts_msplots.bash $sas_id"
     done
-    create_html_remotely_fn lofarsys@head01.cep4.control.lofar
+    create_html_remotely_fn lofarsys@head.cep4.control.lofar
     DATE_DONE=`date`
-    ssh lofarsys@head01.cep4.control.lofar "echo \"Done at $DATE_DONE\" | tee -a $LOG"
+    ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no lofarsys@head.cep4.control.lofar "echo \"Done at $DATE_DONE\" | tee -a $LOG"
     exit
 }
 
@@ -205,15 +205,15 @@ case `hostname_fqdn` in
 
     *cep4*)
         DATE=`date`
-        ssh lofarsys@head01.cep4.control.lofar "echo \"\" | tee -a $LOG"
-        ssh lofarsys@head01.cep4.control.lofar "echo \"=======================\" | tee -a $LOG"
-        ssh lofarsys@head01.cep4.control.lofar "echo \"Date: $DATE\"|tee -a $LOG"
-        ssh lofarsys@head01.cep4.control.lofar "echo \"$0 $@\" | tee -a $LOG"
-        ssh lofarsys@head01.cep4.control.lofar "echo \"On machine $HOSTNAME\" | tee -a $LOG"
-        ssh lofarsys@head01.cep4.control.lofar "echo \"Using pyautoplot:$PYAUTOPLOT_TAG\" | tee -a $LOG"
+        ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no lofarsys@head.cep4.control.lofar "echo \"\" | tee -a $LOG"
+        ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no lofarsys@head.cep4.control.lofar "echo \"=======================\" | tee -a $LOG"
+        ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no lofarsys@head.cep4.control.lofar "echo \"Date: $DATE\"|tee -a $LOG"
+        ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no lofarsys@head.cep4.control.lofar "echo \"$0 $@\" | tee -a $LOG"
+        ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no lofarsys@head.cep4.control.lofar "echo \"On machine $HOSTNAME\" | tee -a $LOG"
+        ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no lofarsys@head.cep4.control.lofar "echo \"Using pyautoplot:$PYAUTOPLOT_TAG\" | tee -a $LOG"
         
         for sas_id in $@; do
-            ssh lofarsys@head01.cep4.control.lofar "mkdir -v $INSPECT_ROOT/$sas_id $INSPECT_ROOT/HTML/$sas_id 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG"
+            ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no lofarsys@head.cep4.control.lofar "mkdir -v $INSPECT_ROOT/$sas_id $INSPECT_ROOT/HTML/$sas_id 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG"
         done
         sleep 45 # to make sure writing of metadata in MSses has a reasonable chance to finish before plots are created.
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ case `hostname_fqdn` in
                         -v $HOME/.ssh:$HOME/.ssh:ro \
                         --net=host \
                         pyautoplot:$PYAUTOPLOT_TAG \
-                        '/bin/bash -c \\"msplots --prefix=/dev/shm/ --output='$sas_id' --memory=1.0 '$product' ; rsync -a /dev/shm/'$sas_id'/ lofarsys@head01.cep4.control.lofar:'$INSPECT_ROOT'/'$sas_id'/\\"' &
+                        '/bin/bash -c \\"msplots --prefix=/dev/shm/ --output='$sas_id' --memory=1.0 '$product' ; rsync -a /dev/shm/'$sas_id'/ lofarsys@head.cep4.control.lofar:'$INSPECT_ROOT'/'$sas_id'/\\"' &
                 SSH_PIDS="$SSH_PIDS $!"
             done
             
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ case `hostname_fqdn` in
                     -v $HOME/.ssh:$HOME/.ssh:ro \
                     --net=host \
                     pyautoplot:$PYAUTOPLOT_TAG \
-                    '/bin/bash -c \\"report_global_status '$sas_id'; rsync -a /dev/shm/'$sas_id'/ lofarsys@head01.cep4.control.lofar:'$INSPECT_ROOT'/'$sas_id'/\\"' &
+                    '/bin/bash -c \\"report_global_status '$sas_id'; rsync -a /dev/shm/'$sas_id'/ lofarsys@head.cep4.control.lofar:'$INSPECT_ROOT'/'$sas_id'/\\"' &
                     SSH_PIDS="$SSH_PIDS $!"
                 
             done
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ case `hostname_fqdn` in
             ssh -n -x lofarsys@lcuhead "/home/fallows/inspect_bsts_msplots.bash $sas_id"
         done
     
-        create_html_remotely_fn lofarsys@head01.cep4.control.lofar
+        create_html_remotely_fn lofarsys@head.cep4.control.lofar
         ;;