diff --git a/plugins/gpg-agent/gpg-agent.plugin.zsh b/plugins/gpg-agent/gpg-agent.plugin.zsh
index 4071334c..b6992479 100644
--- a/plugins/gpg-agent/gpg-agent.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/gpg-agent/gpg-agent.plugin.zsh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ if ! gpg-connect-agent --quiet /bye > /dev/null 2> /dev/null; then
     # source settings of old agent, if applicable
     if [ -f "${GPG_ENV}" ]; then
         . ${GPG_ENV} > /dev/null
+        export GPG_AGENT_INFO
     fi
 
     # check again if another agent is running using the newly sourced settings