From a21bf2c2150a7a18f847a6e2a0ff6d6585d8b28c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Holtrop <jholtrop@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 07:18:11 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Handle ssh attempt to VM that is down

---
 bin/malpd | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/malpd b/bin/malpd
index 3875ed5..d0c66b3 100755
--- a/bin/malpd
+++ b/bin/malpd
@@ -147,8 +147,10 @@ def read_vm_dominfo(name)
 end
 
 def read_vm_info(name)
-  ssh_out = `ssh -Ti /root/.ssh/malp-vm-key malp@#{name}`
-  JSON.parse(ssh_out)
+  ssh_out = `ssh -o ConnectTimeout=1 -Ti /root/.ssh/malp-vm-key malp@#{name} 2>/dev/null`
+  if ssh_out != ""
+    JSON.parse(ssh_out)
+  end
 end
 
 def read_virtual_machines
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ def read_virtual_machines
 
   names.map do |name|
     dom_info = read_vm_dominfo(name)
-    vm_info = read_vm_info(name)
+    vm_info = read_vm_info(name) || {}
     {
       "type"        => "vm",
       "name"        => name,