diff --git a/zoneinit b/zoneinit
index a5f0642..cad5772 100755
--- a/zoneinit
+++ b/zoneinit
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ trap 'exit_handler "received exit status" $?' EXIT
 START_TIME=$(date +%s)
 log "(start)"
 
+log "temporarily disabling SSH"
+
+/usr/sbin/svcadm disable -t ssh
+
 # Pull in and execute all operations from the 'includes' directory
 for INC in ${ZONEINIT_INCLUDES}/*.sh
 do