diff --git a/lib/ood_core/job/adapters/helper.rb b/lib/ood_core/job/adapters/helper.rb
index f3ce31e70..0506ebe75 100644
--- a/lib/ood_core/job/adapters/helper.rb
+++ b/lib/ood_core/job/adapters/helper.rb
@@ -26,11 +26,20 @@ def self.ssh_wrap(submit_host, cmd, cmd_args, strict_host_checking = true, env =
           return cmd, cmd_args if submit_host.to_s.empty?
 
           check_host = strict_host_checking ? "yes" : "no"
-          args = ['-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', "StrictHostKeyChecking=#{check_host}", "#{submit_host}"]
+          
+          # Have to OodCore::Job::Adapters::Helper.ssh_port instead of self.ssh_port due to test failure
+          args = ['-p', OodCore::Job::Adapters::Helper.ssh_port, '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', "StrictHostKeyChecking=#{check_host}", "#{submit_host}"]
           env.each{|key, value| args.push("export #{key}=#{value};")}
 
           return 'ssh', args + [cmd] + cmd_args
         end
+
+        # Allows for Non-Standard Port usage in ssh commands
+        # To set ENV["OOD_SSH_PORT"], add assignment in /etc/ood/config/nginx_stage.yml
+        def self.ssh_port
+          return ENV["OOD_SSH_PORT"].nil? ? "22" : "#{ENV['OOD_SSH_PORT'].to_i.to_s}"
+        end
+
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/ood_core/job/adapters/linux_host/launcher.rb b/lib/ood_core/job/adapters/linux_host/launcher.rb
index 61dd18f19..ae3b10e12 100644
--- a/lib/ood_core/job/adapters/linux_host/launcher.rb
+++ b/lib/ood_core/job/adapters/linux_host/launcher.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ def initialize(
   # @param script [OodCore::Job::Script] The script object defining the work
   def start_remote_session(script)
     cmd = ssh_cmd(submit_host(script), ['/usr/bin/env', 'bash'])
-
     session_name = unique_session_name
     output = call(*cmd, stdin: wrapped_script(script, session_name))
     hostname = parse_hostname(output)
@@ -122,15 +121,18 @@ def call(cmd, *args, env: {}, stdin: "")
   # @param destination_host [#to_s] the destination host you wish to ssh into
   # @param cmd [Array<#to_s>] the command to be executed on the destination host
   def ssh_cmd(destination_host, cmd)
+
     if strict_host_checking
       [
         'ssh', '-t',
+        '-p', OodCore::Job::Adapters::Helper.ssh_port,
         '-o', 'BatchMode=yes',
         "#{username}@#{destination_host}"
       ].concat(cmd)
     else
       [
         'ssh', '-t',
+        '-p', OodCore::Job::Adapters::Helper.ssh_port,
         '-o', 'BatchMode=yes',
         '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null',
         '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no',
@@ -291,4 +293,5 @@ def parse_hostname(output)
       line.match(/^(([\w+]|[a-zA-Z0-9][\w*-]*\.))*$/)
     end.compact.last.to_s
   end
+
 end
diff --git a/lib/ood_core/job/adapters/systemd/launcher.rb b/lib/ood_core/job/adapters/systemd/launcher.rb
index 96da17787..fd558a8f1 100644
--- a/lib/ood_core/job/adapters/systemd/launcher.rb
+++ b/lib/ood_core/job/adapters/systemd/launcher.rb
@@ -104,12 +104,14 @@ def ssh_cmd(destination_host, cmd)
     if strict_host_checking
       [
         'ssh', '-t',
+        '-p', OodCore::Job::Adapters::Helper.ssh_port,
         '-o', 'BatchMode=yes',
         "#{username}@#{destination_host}"
       ].concat(cmd)
     else
       [
         'ssh', '-t',
+        '-p', OodCore::Job::Adapters::Helper.ssh_port,
         '-o', 'BatchMode=yes',
         '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null',
         '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no',
diff --git a/spec/job/adapters/helper_spec.rb b/spec/job/adapters/helper_spec.rb
index 99d313105..7d349db21 100644
--- a/spec/job/adapters/helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/job/adapters/helper_spec.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       let(:submit_host) { "owens.osc.edu" }
 
       it "returns the ssh wrapped command" do 
-        expect(helper.ssh_wrap(submit_host, cmd, cmd_args)).to eq(["ssh", ["-o", "BatchMode=yes", "-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null", "-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=yes", "owens.osc.edu", "sbatch", "-J", "Job Name"]])
+        expect(helper.ssh_wrap(submit_host, cmd, cmd_args)).to eq(["ssh", ["-p", "22", "-o", "BatchMode=yes", "-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null", "-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=yes", "owens.osc.edu", "sbatch", "-J", "Job Name"]])
       end
     end
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
       let(:strict_host_checking) { true }
 
       it "defaults host checking to yes" do
-        expect(helper.ssh_wrap(submit_host, cmd, cmd_args, strict_host_checking)).to eq(["ssh", ["-o", "BatchMode=yes", "-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null", "-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=yes", "owens.osc.edu", "sbatch", "-J", "Job Name"]])
+        expect(helper.ssh_wrap(submit_host, cmd, cmd_args, strict_host_checking)).to eq(["ssh", ["-p", "22", "-o", "BatchMode=yes", "-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null", "-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=yes", "owens.osc.edu", "sbatch", "-J", "Job Name"]])
       end
     end
 
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
       let(:strict_host_checking) { false }
 
       it "defaults host checking to no" do
-        expect(helper.ssh_wrap(submit_host, cmd, cmd_args, strict_host_checking)).to eq(["ssh", ["-o", "BatchMode=yes", "-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null", "-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no", "owens.osc.edu", "sbatch", "-J", "Job Name"]])
+        expect(helper.ssh_wrap(submit_host, cmd, cmd_args, strict_host_checking)).to eq(["ssh", ["-p", "22", "-o", "BatchMode=yes", "-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null", "-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no", "owens.osc.edu", "sbatch", "-J", "Job Name"]])
       end
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/spec/job/adapters/linux_host/launcher_spec.rb b/spec/job/adapters/linux_host/launcher_spec.rb
index 651598737..ebe6e7888 100644
--- a/spec/job/adapters/linux_host/launcher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/job/adapters/linux_host/launcher_spec.rb
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def content
                 allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).and_return([alt_submit_host, '', exit_success])
                 # RSpec doesn't seem to have a good way to test a non-first argument in a variadic list
                 allow(subject).to receive(:call)
-                    .with("ssh", "-t", "-o", "BatchMode=yes", "#{username}@#{alt_submit_host}", any_args)
+                    .with("ssh", "-t", "-p", "22", "-o", "BatchMode=yes", "#{username}@#{alt_submit_host}", any_args)
                     .and_return('')
                 
                 subject.start_remote_session(build_script(native: {'submit_host_override' => alt_submit_host}))
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def content
             let(:ssh_cmd) { subject.send(:ssh_cmd, 'remote_host', ['/bin/bash']) }
 
             it "uses the correct SSH options" do
-                expect(ssh_cmd).to eq(['ssh', '-t', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', "#{username}@remote_host", '/bin/bash'])
+                expect(ssh_cmd).to eq(['ssh', '-t', '-p', '22', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', "#{username}@remote_host", '/bin/bash'])
             end
         end
 
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ def content
             it "uses the correct SSH options" do
                 expect(ssh_cmd).to eq([
                     'ssh', '-t',
+                    '-p', '22',
                     '-o', 'BatchMode=yes',
                     '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null',
                     '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no',
@@ -600,4 +601,25 @@ def content
             end
         end
     end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    # test ssh_cmd when OOD_SSH_PORT is set
+    context "when OOD_SSH_PORT is set" do
+        let(:username) { Etc.getlogin }
+        let(:ssh_cmd) { subject.send(:ssh_cmd, 'remote_host', ['/bin/bash']) }
+        it "uses the correct SSH options" do
+            with_modified_env({OOD_SSH_PORT: "1022"}) do 
+                expect(ssh_cmd).to eq(['ssh', '-t', '-p', '1022', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', "#{username}@remote_host", '/bin/bash'])
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    # test ssh_cmd when OOD_SSH_PORT is not set
+    context "when OOD_SSH_PORT is not set" do
+        let(:username) { Etc.getlogin }
+        let(:ssh_cmd) { subject.send(:ssh_cmd, 'remote_host', ['/bin/bash']) }
+        it "uses the correct SSH options" do
+            expect(ssh_cmd).to eq(['ssh', '-t', '-p', '22', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', "#{username}@remote_host", '/bin/bash'])
+        end
+    end
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/job/adapters/lsf/batch_spec.rb b/spec/job/adapters/lsf/batch_spec.rb
index eb25d6486..3dbcb26ae 100644
--- a/spec/job/adapters/lsf/batch_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/job/adapters/lsf/batch_spec.rb
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
         allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).and_return(["job.123", "", double("success?" => true)])
 
         batch.submit_string(script.content)
-        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything, 'ssh', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=yes', 'owens.osc.edu', 'bsub', any_args)
+        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything, 'ssh', '-p', '22', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=yes', 'owens.osc.edu', 'bsub', any_args)
       end
     end
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
         allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).and_return(["job.123", "", double("success?" => true)])
 
         batch.submit_string(script.content)
-        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything, 'ssh', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no', 'owens.osc.edu', 'bsub', any_args)
+        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything, 'ssh', '-p', '22', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no', 'owens.osc.edu', 'bsub', any_args)
       end
     end
     
diff --git a/spec/job/adapters/pbspro_spec.rb b/spec/job/adapters/pbspro_spec.rb
index b79e24ec9..1db9a6c1b 100644
--- a/spec/job/adapters/pbspro_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/job/adapters/pbspro_spec.rb
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ def build_script(opts = {})
         allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).and_return(["job.123", "", double("success?" => true)])
 
         OodCore::Job::Adapters::PBSPro.new(pbspro: batch, qstat_factor: nil).submit script
-        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything,'ssh', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=yes', 'owens.osc.edu', 'qsub', '-j', 'oe', any_args)
+        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything,'ssh', '-p', '22', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=yes', 'owens.osc.edu', 'qsub', '-j', 'oe', any_args)
       end
     end
 
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ def build_script(opts = {})
         allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).and_return(["job.123", "", double("success?" => true)])
 
         OodCore::Job::Adapters::PBSPro.new(pbspro: batch, qstat_factor: nil).submit script
-        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything,'ssh', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no', 'owens.osc.edu', 'qsub', '-j', 'oe', any_args)
+        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything,'ssh', '-p', '22', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no', 'owens.osc.edu', 'qsub', '-j', 'oe', any_args)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/job/adapters/sge/batch_spec.rb b/spec/job/adapters/sge/batch_spec.rb
index e2ec0074e..8c14d220b 100644
--- a/spec/job/adapters/sge/batch_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/job/adapters/sge/batch_spec.rb
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ def load_resource_file(file_name)
         allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).and_return(["Your job 123", "", double("success?" => true)])
 
         OodCore::Job::Adapters::Sge.new(batch: batch).submit script
-        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything, 'ssh', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=yes', 'owens.osc.edu', 'qsub', '-cwd', any_args)
+        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything, 'ssh', '-p', '22', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=yes', 'owens.osc.edu', 'qsub', '-cwd', any_args)
       end
     end
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def load_resource_file(file_name)
         allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).and_return(["Your job 123", "", double("success?" => true)])
 
         OodCore::Job::Adapters::Sge.new(batch: batch).submit script
-        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything, 'ssh', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no', 'owens.osc.edu', 'qsub', '-cwd', any_args)
+        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything, 'ssh', '-p', '22', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no', 'owens.osc.edu', 'qsub', '-cwd', any_args)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/job/adapters/slurm_spec.rb b/spec/job/adapters/slurm_spec.rb
index 8676d6202..4417b15c0 100644
--- a/spec/job/adapters/slurm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/job/adapters/slurm_spec.rb
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ def job_info(opts = {})
         allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).and_return(["job.123", "", double("success?" => true)])
 
         OodCore::Job::Adapters::Slurm.new(slurm: batch).submit script
-        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything, 'ssh', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=yes', 'owens.osc.edu', 'sbatch', '--export', 'NONE', '--parsable', '-M', 'owens.osc.edu', any_args)
+        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything, 'ssh', '-p', '22', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=yes', 'owens.osc.edu', 'sbatch', '--export', 'NONE', '--parsable', '-M', 'owens.osc.edu', any_args)
       end
     end
 
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ def job_info(opts = {})
         allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).and_return(["job.123", "", double("success?" => true)])
 
         OodCore::Job::Adapters::Slurm.new(slurm: batch).submit script
-        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything, 'ssh', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no', 'owens.osc.edu', 'sbatch', '--export', 'NONE', '--parsable', '-M', 'owens.osc.edu', any_args)
+        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything, 'ssh', '-p', '22', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no', 'owens.osc.edu', 'sbatch', '--export', 'NONE', '--parsable', '-M', 'owens.osc.edu', any_args)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/job/adapters/torque/batch_spec.rb b/spec/job/adapters/torque/batch_spec.rb
index 9831b9837..3d338b8a8 100644
--- a/spec/job/adapters/torque/batch_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/job/adapters/torque/batch_spec.rb
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
         allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).and_return(["job.123", "", double("success?" => true)])
 
         batch.submit script.content
-        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything,'ssh', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=yes', 'owens.osc.edu', /['export PBS_DEFAULT','export LD_LIBRARY_PATH','qsub']/, any_args)
+        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything,'ssh', '-p', '22', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=yes', 'owens.osc.edu', /['export PBS_DEFAULT','export LD_LIBRARY_PATH','qsub']/, any_args)
       end
     end
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
         allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).and_return(["job.123", "", double("success?" => true)])
 
         batch.submit script.content
-        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything,'ssh', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no', 'owens.osc.edu', /['export PBS_DEFAULT','export LD_LIBRARY_PATH','qsub']/, any_args)
+        expect(Open3).to have_received(:capture3).with(anything,'ssh', '-p', '22', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', '-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no', 'owens.osc.edu', /['export PBS_DEFAULT','export LD_LIBRARY_PATH','qsub']/, any_args)
       end
     end
   end