diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 2889604..4e0d5e2 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Skip config if in non-interactive SSH used by rsync/scp/..
+[[ $- != *i* ]] &&
+  return
 
 blesh=true