diff --git a/client/cmd/ssh.go b/client/cmd/ssh.go
index 81e6c255a17..f9dbc26fc37 100644
--- a/client/cmd/ssh.go
+++ b/client/cmd/ssh.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ var sshCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		go func() {
 			// blocking
 			if err := runSSH(sshctx, host, []byte(config.SSHKey), cmd); err != nil {
-				log.Debug(err)
+				cmd.Printf("Error: %v\n", err)
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 			cancel()
diff --git a/client/internal/engine.go b/client/internal/engine.go
index b50532b7de4..a5247bc2799 100644
--- a/client/internal/engine.go
+++ b/client/internal/engine.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/bind"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/acl"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dnsfwd"
@@ -699,18 +700,22 @@ func (e *Engine) updateSSH(sshConf *mgmProto.SSHConfig) error {
 	} else {
 
 		if sshConf.GetSshEnabled() {
-			if runtime.GOOS == "windows" || runtime.GOOS == "freebsd" {
+			if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 				log.Warnf("running SSH server on %s is not supported", runtime.GOOS)
 				return nil
 			}
 			// start SSH server if it wasn't running
 			if isNil(e.sshServer) {
+				listenAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", e.wgInterface.Address().IP.String(), nbssh.DefaultSSHPort)
+				if netstack.IsEnabled() {
+					listenAddr = fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", nbssh.DefaultSSHPort)
+				}
 				// nil sshServer means it has not yet been started
 				var err error
-				e.sshServer, err = e.sshServerFunc(e.config.SSHKey,
-					fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", e.wgInterface.Address().IP.String(), nbssh.DefaultSSHPort))
+				e.sshServer, err = e.sshServerFunc(e.config.SSHKey, listenAddr)
+
 				if err != nil {
-					return err
+					return fmt.Errorf("create ssh server: %w", err)
 				}
 				go func() {
 					// blocking
@@ -759,7 +764,7 @@ func (e *Engine) updateConfig(conf *mgmProto.PeerConfig) error {
 	if conf.GetSshConfig() != nil {
 		err := e.updateSSH(conf.GetSshConfig())
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed handling SSH server setup %v", err)
+			log.Warnf("failed handling SSH server setup: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/internal/engine_test.go b/client/internal/engine_test.go
index 1deea1cb84e..ca49eca09f6 100644
--- a/client/internal/engine_test.go
+++ b/client/internal/engine_test.go
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 }
 
 func TestEngine_SSH(t *testing.T) {
-	// todo resolve test execution on freebsd
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" || runtime.GOOS == "freebsd" {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		t.Skip("skipping TestEngine_SSH")
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/ssh/login.go b/client/ssh/login.go
index e6019578d61..d1d56ceb02f 100644
--- a/client/ssh/login.go
+++ b/client/ssh/login.go
@@ -2,14 +2,29 @@ package ssh
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 )
 
+func isRoot() bool {
+	return os.Geteuid() == 0
+}
+
 func getLoginCmd(user string, remoteAddr net.Addr) (loginPath string, args []string, err error) {
+	if !isRoot() {
+		shell := getUserShell(user)
+		if shell == "" {
+			shell = "/bin/sh"
+		}
+
+		return shell, []string{"-l"}, nil
+	}
+
 	loginPath, err = exec.LookPath("login")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
@@ -20,17 +35,17 @@ func getLoginCmd(user string, remoteAddr net.Addr) (loginPath string, args []str
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
 
-	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
-
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "linux":
 		if util.FileExists("/etc/arch-release") && !util.FileExists("/etc/pam.d/remote") {
-			// detect if Arch Linux
 			return loginPath, []string{"-f", user, "-p"}, nil
 		}
-
 		return loginPath, []string{"-f", user, "-h", addrPort.Addr().String(), "-p"}, nil
-	} else if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+	case "darwin":
 		return loginPath, []string{"-fp", "-h", addrPort.Addr().String(), user}, nil
+	case "freebsd":
+		return loginPath, []string{"-f", user, "-h", addrPort.Addr().String(), "-p"}, nil
+	default:
+		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported platform: %s", runtime.GOOS)
 	}
-
-	return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported platform")
 }
diff --git a/client/ssh/lookup.go b/client/ssh/lookup.go
index 7acef8f0b61..9a7f6ff2eef 100644
--- a/client/ssh/lookup.go
+++ b/client/ssh/lookup.go
@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@ package ssh
 import "os/user"
 
 func userNameLookup(username string) (*user.User, error) {
+	if username == "" || (username == "root" && !isRoot()) {
+		return user.Current()
+	}
+
 	return user.Lookup(username)
 }
diff --git a/client/ssh/lookup_darwin.go b/client/ssh/lookup_darwin.go
index e6f3c3b9300..913d049dcce 100644
--- a/client/ssh/lookup_darwin.go
+++ b/client/ssh/lookup_darwin.go
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func userNameLookup(username string) (*user.User, error) {
+	if username == "" || (username == "root" && !isRoot()) {
+		return user.Current()
+	}
+
 	var userObject *user.User
 	userObject, err := user.Lookup(username)
 	if err != nil && err.Error() == user.UnknownUserError(username).Error() {
diff --git a/client/ssh/server.go b/client/ssh/server.go
index a390302b704..1f2001d0f61 100644
--- a/client/ssh/server.go
+++ b/client/ssh/server.go
@@ -168,8 +168,12 @@ func (srv *DefaultServer) sessionHandler(session ssh.Session) {
 		cmd := exec.Command(loginCmd, loginArgs...)
 		go func() {
 			<-session.Context().Done()
+			if cmd.Process == nil {
+				return
+			}
 			err := cmd.Process.Kill()
 			if err != nil {
+				log.Debugf("failed killing SSH process %v", err)
 				return
 			}
 		}()
@@ -185,7 +189,7 @@ func (srv *DefaultServer) sessionHandler(session ssh.Session) {
 		log.Debugf("Login command: %s", cmd.String())
 		file, err := pty.Start(cmd)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("failed starting SSH server %v", err)
+			log.Errorf("failed starting SSH server: %v", err)
 		}
 
 		go func() {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0c6d6be99d2..1d738dbaebb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.2.1-beta.2
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.32.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.0-20230704135630-469159ecf7d1
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl v0.0.0-20230429144221-925a1e7659e6
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.5.3
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 	github.com/eko/gocache/v3 v3.1.1
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0
-	github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.3.4
+	github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.3.8
 	github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.1.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/net v0.30.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.19.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0
-	golang.org/x/term v0.27.0
+	golang.org/x/term v0.28.0
 	google.golang.org/api v0.177.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	gorm.io/driver/mysql v1.5.7
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f8b6c208b9b..5ca6c007e3c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ github.com/ghodss/yaml v0.0.0-20150909031657-73d445a93680/go.mod h1:4dBDuWmgqj2H
 github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0/go.mod h1:4dBDuWmgqj2HViK6kFavaiC9ZROes6MMH2rRYeMEF04=
 github.com/gin-contrib/sse v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RHrZQHXnP2xjPF+u1gW/2HnVO7nvIa9PG3Gm+fLHvGI=
 github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.5.0/go.mod h1:Nd6IXA8m5kNZdNEHMBd93KT+mdY3+bewLgRvmCsR2Do=
-github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.3.4 h1:+AXBtim7MTKaLVPgvE+3mhewYRawNLTd+jEEz/wExZw=
-github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.3.4/go.mod h1:ZSS+CUoKHDrqVakTfTWUlKSr9MtMFkC4UvtQKD7O914=
+github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.3.8 h1:a4YXD1V7xMF9g5nTkdfnja3Sxy1PVDCj1Zg4Wb8vY6c=
+github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.3.8/go.mod h1:xYoytBv1sV0aL3CavoDuJIQNURXkkfPA/wxQ1pL1fAU=
 github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20211210172815-726fda9656d6 h1:zDw5v7qm4yH7N8C8uWd+8Ii9rROdgWxQuGoJ9WDXxfk=
 github.com/go-gl/gl v0.0.0-20211210172815-726fda9656d6/go.mod h1:9YTyiznxEY1fVinfM7RvRcjRHbw2xLBJ3AAGIT0I4Nw=
 github.com/go-gl/glfw v0.0.0-20190409004039-e6da0acd62b1/go.mod h1:vR7hzQXu2zJy9AVAgeJqvqgH9Q5CA+iKCZ2gyEVpxRU=
@@ -776,14 +776,13 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190605123033-f99c8df09eb5/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8U
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190820162420-60c769a6c586/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210616213533-5ff15b29337e/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210711020723-a769d52b0f97/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.8.0/go.mod h1:mRqEX+O9/h5TFCrQhkgjo2yKi0yYA+9ecGkdQoHrywE=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.12.0/go.mod h1:NF0Gs7EO5K4qLn+Ylc+fih8BSTeIjAP05siRnAh98yw=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.18.0/go.mod h1:R0j02AL6hcrfOiy9T4ZYp/rcWeMxM3L6QYxlOuEG1mg=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0 h1:ihbySMvVjLAeSH1IbfcRTkD/iNscyz8rGzjF/E5hV6U=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0/go.mod h1:kDsLvtWBEx7MV9tJOj9bnXsPbxwJQ6csT/x4KIN4Ssk=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.32.0 h1:euUpcYgM8WcP71gNpTqQCn6rC2t6ULUPiOzfWaXVVfc=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.32.0/go.mod h1:ZnnJkOaASj8g0AjIduWNlq2NRxL0PlBrbKVyZ6V/Ugc=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190306152737-a1d7652674e8/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190510132918-efd6b22b2522/go.mod h1:ZjyILWgesfNpC6sMxTJOJm9Kp84zZh5NQWvqDGG3Qr8=
@@ -982,8 +981,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.16.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 h1:Fksou7UEQUWlKvIdsqzJmUmCX3cZuD2+P3XyyzwMhlA=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0 h1:TPYlXGxvx1MGTn2GiZDhnjPA9wZzZeGKHHmKhHYvgaU=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
 golang.org/x/term v0.5.0/go.mod h1:jMB1sMXY+tzblOD4FWmEbocvup2/aLOaQEp7JmGp78k=
@@ -991,8 +990,8 @@ golang.org/x/term v0.7.0/go.mod h1:P32HKFT3hSsZrRxla30E9HqToFYAQPCMs/zFMBUFqPY=
 golang.org/x/term v0.8.0/go.mod h1:xPskH00ivmX89bAKVGSKKtLOWNx2+17Eiy94tnKShWo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.11.0/go.mod h1:zC9APTIj3jG3FdV/Ons+XE1riIZXG4aZ4GTHiPZJPIU=
 golang.org/x/term v0.16.0/go.mod h1:yn7UURbUtPyrVJPGPq404EukNFxcm/foM+bV/bfcDsY=
-golang.org/x/term v0.27.0 h1:WP60Sv1nlK1T6SupCHbXzSaN0b9wUmsPoRS9b61A23Q=
-golang.org/x/term v0.27.0/go.mod h1:iMsnZpn0cago0GOrHO2+Y7u7JPn5AylBrcoWkElMTSM=
+golang.org/x/term v0.28.0 h1:/Ts8HFuMR2E6IP/jlo7QVLZHggjKQbhu/7H0LJFr3Gg=
+golang.org/x/term v0.28.0/go.mod h1:Sw/lC2IAUZ92udQNf3WodGtn4k/XoLyZoh8v/8uiwek=
 golang.org/x/text v0.0.0-20160726164857-2910a502d2bf/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.0.0-20170915032832-14c0d48ead0c/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=