diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index d86923f..053325d 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -12,8 +12,14 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
   shellHook = ''
     mkdir -p $HOME/.gnupg
     echo "pinentry-program = ${pkgs.pinentry-curses}/bin/pinentry-curses" > $HOME/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
+    echo "debug-pinentry" >> $HOME/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
+    echo "debug ipc" >> $HOME/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
+    echo "verbose" >> $HOME/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
+    echo "enable-ssh-support" >> $HOME/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
+
     chmod 700 /root/.gnupg
     chmod 600 /root/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
+    gpgconf --reload gpg-agent
 
     # Set the SSH agent socket for gpg-agent
     export SSH_AUTH_SOCK=$(gpgconf --list-dirs agent-ssh-socket)
@@ -27,7 +33,7 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
     gpg --card-status
 
     gpgconf --kill gpg-agent
-    gpg-agent --daemon
+    gpg-agent --daemon --pinentry-program="${pkgs.pinentry-curses}/bin/pinentry-curses"
 
     touch dummy
     gpg -r hans --encrypt dummy