diff --git a/features/cli/error_reporting.feature b/features/cli/error_reporting.feature
index 50a8bb6..707189c 100644
--- a/features/cli/error_reporting.feature
+++ b/features/cli/error_reporting.feature
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ Feature: CLI error reporting
   Scenario: prepends recipe file path in the backtrace
     When I execute the recipe
     Then the output must match /^\s+recipe\.rb \(recipe\)\n\s+recipe\.rb:/
+
+  Scenario: excludes net-ssh from backtrace
+    When I execute the recipe on unknown remote target
+    Then the output must not contain "net-ssh"
diff --git a/features/steps/recipe_steps.rb b/features/steps/recipe_steps.rb
index 1255925..d2960f1 100644
--- a/features/steps/recipe_steps.rb
+++ b/features/steps/recipe_steps.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ When /^I execute the recipe on remote target$/ do
   run_simple 'producer recipe.rb -t some_host.test', false
 end
 
+When /^I execute the recipe on unknown remote target$/ do
+  run_simple 'producer recipe.rb -t #unknown_host.test', false
+end
+
 When /^I successfully execute the recipe$/ do
   step 'I execute the recipe'
   assert_exit_status 0
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/error_formatter_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/error_formatter_spec.rb
index e833c30..268c61c 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/error_formatter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/error_formatter_spec.rb
@@ -39,12 +39,18 @@ module Producer
         end
 
         context 'filtering' do
-          before { exception.set_backtrace %w[back trace /producer-core/lib/] }
+          let(:bt) { %w[back trace producer-core net-ssh net-sftp] }
+
+          before { exception.set_backtrace bt }
 
           it 'excludes producer code from the backtrace' do
             expect(formatter.format exception).not_to include 'producer-core'
           end
 
+          it 'excludes net-ssh from the backtrace' do
+            expect(formatter.format exception).not_to include 'net-ssh'
+          end
+
           context 'when debug is enabled' do
             let(:debug) { true }