diff --git a/apps/dashboard/app/helpers/batch_connect/sessions_helper.rb b/apps/dashboard/app/helpers/batch_connect/sessions_helper.rb
index bb4ee86bbf..9bcbb063eb 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/app/helpers/batch_connect/sessions_helper.rb
+++ b/apps/dashboard/app/helpers/batch_connect/sessions_helper.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def time(session)
   end
 
   def host(session)
-    if ::Configuration.ood_bc_ssh_to_compute_node
+    if session.ssh_to_compute_node?
       content_tag(:p) do
         concat content_tag(:strong, t('dashboard.batch_connect_sessions_stats_host'))
         concat " "
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/app/models/batch_connect/session.rb b/apps/dashboard/app/models/batch_connect/session.rb
index 28839d1064..dd21b9bfde 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/app/models/batch_connect/session.rb
+++ b/apps/dashboard/app/models/batch_connect/session.rb
@@ -497,6 +497,26 @@ def connection_in_info?
       info.respond_to?(:ood_connection_info)
     end
 
+    # Whether to allow SSH to node running the job
+    # @return [Boolean] whether to allow SSH to node running the job
+    def ssh_to_compute_node?
+      if !cluster_ssh_to_compute_node?.nil?
+        return cluster_ssh_to_compute_node?
+      else
+        return global_ssh_to_compute_node?
+      end
+    end
+
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    def cluster_ssh_to_compute_node?
+      cluster.batch_connect_ssh_allow?
+    end
+
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    def global_ssh_to_compute_node?
+      Configuration.ood_bc_ssh_to_compute_node
+    end
+
     # A unique identifier that details the current state of a session
     # @return [String] hash of session
     def to_hash
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/test/models/batch_connect/session_test.rb b/apps/dashboard/test/models/batch_connect/session_test.rb
index 9290212960..9525f61201 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/test/models/batch_connect/session_test.rb
+++ b/apps/dashboard/test/models/batch_connect/session_test.rb
@@ -382,4 +382,31 @@ def completed?
       assert Dir.exist?(session.staged_root)
     end
   end
+
+  test "ssh_to_compute_node? default" do
+    session = BatchConnect::Session.new
+    session.stubs(:cluster).returns(OodCore::Cluster.new({id: 'owens', job: {foo: 'bar'}}))
+    assert session.ssh_to_compute_node?
+  end
+
+  test "ssh_to_compute_node? disabled by cluster" do
+    session = BatchConnect::Session.new
+    session.stubs(:cluster).returns(OodCore::Cluster.new({id: 'owens', job: {foo: 'bar'}, batch_connect: {ssh_allow: false}}))
+    Configuration.stubs(:ood_bc_ssh_to_compute_node).returns(true)
+    refute session.ssh_to_compute_node?
+  end
+
+  test "ssh_to_compute_node? disabled globally" do
+    session = BatchConnect::Session.new
+    session.stubs(:cluster).returns(OodCore::Cluster.new({id: 'owens', job: {foo: 'bar'}}))
+    Configuration.stubs(:ood_bc_ssh_to_compute_node).returns(false)
+    refute session.ssh_to_compute_node?
+  end
+
+  test "ssh_to_compute_node? disabled globally allowed for cluster" do
+    session = BatchConnect::Session.new
+    session.stubs(:cluster).returns(OodCore::Cluster.new({id: 'owens', job: {foo: 'bar'}, batch_connect: {ssh_allow: true}}))
+    Configuration.stubs(:ood_bc_ssh_to_compute_node).returns(false)
+    assert session.ssh_to_compute_node?
+  end
 end