diff --git a/backend/app.py b/backend/app.py
index 2b04167..08d0ce3 100644
--- a/backend/app.py
+++ b/backend/app.py
@@ -404,7 +404,10 @@ def create_suggested_monitors():
         if 0 <= idx < len(suggestions.monitors):
             suggestion = suggestions.monitors[idx]
             monitor_result = monitor_service.create_from_suggestion(
-                suggestion, result.hostname
+                suggestion,
+                result.hostname,
+                username=result.username,
+                port=result.port,
             )
             created.append(monitor_result)
 
diff --git a/backend/services/monitors.py b/backend/services/monitors.py
index 4301c5b..ff170cf 100644
--- a/backend/services/monitors.py
+++ b/backend/services/monitors.py
@@ -153,7 +153,13 @@ class MonitorService:
         self.created_monitors.extend(created)
         return created
 
-    def create_from_suggestion(self, suggestion: MonitorSuggestion, hostname: str) -> dict:
+    def create_from_suggestion(
+        self,
+        suggestion: MonitorSuggestion,
+        hostname: str,
+        username: str = "root",
+        port: int = 22,
+    ) -> dict:
         """
         Create a monitor from a Claude suggestion.
         In production mode, this executes automatically.
@@ -208,6 +214,8 @@ class MonitorService:
                         push_token=push_token,
                         monitor_id=monitor_id,
                         interval_minutes=max(1, suggestion.interval // 60),
+                        username=username,
+                        port=port,
                     )
                     response["deployment"] = deploy_result
                 else: