diff --git a/data/start-cosmic b/data/start-cosmic
index 726b4ee..a0ea0d0 100755
--- a/data/start-cosmic
+++ b/data/start-cosmic
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ export QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR=1
 export QT_ENABLE_HIGHDPI_SCALING=1
 export DCONF_PROFILE=cosmic
 
-if command -v systemctl >/dev/null; then
-    # set environment variables for new units started by user service manager
-    systemctl --user import-environment XDG_SESSION_TYPE XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP DCONF_PROFILE
-fi
-
 # Start gnome keyring components if the daemon is active
 # -> check if /run/user/$UID/keyring exists
 if [ -d "/run/user/$(id -u)/keyring" ]; then
@@ -58,6 +53,11 @@ if [ -d "/run/user/$(id -u)/keyring" ]; then
     export SSH_AUTH_SOCK="/run/user/$(id -u)/keyring/ssh"
 fi
 
+if command -v systemctl >/dev/null; then
+    # set environment variables for new units started by user service manager
+    systemctl --user import-environment XDG_SESSION_TYPE XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP DCONF_PROFILE SSH_AUTH_SOCK
+fi
+
 # Run cosmic-session
 if [[ -z "${DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS}" ]]; then
     exec /usr/bin/dbus-run-session -- /usr/bin/cosmic-session