diff --git a/scripts/vortex/setup-ssh.sh b/scripts/vortex/setup-ssh.sh
index 68dfe4db3..79d836da7 100755
--- a/scripts/vortex/setup-ssh.sh
+++ b/scripts/vortex/setup-ssh.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ if [ -z "${SSH_AGENT_PID:-}" ]; then
     note "Starting SSH agent."
     eval "$(ssh-agent)"
   fi
+    eval "$(ssh-agent)"
 fi
 
 if ssh-add -l | grep -q "${file}"; then