diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/ssh_agent/src/protocol/agent_listener.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/ssh_agent/src/protocol/agent_listener.rs
index 28e96d458a0..bb93cfc7bf4 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/ssh_agent/src/protocol/agent_listener.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/ssh_agent/src/protocol/agent_listener.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ async fn handle_connection(
             }
             Request::SessionBind(request) => {
                 span.in_scope(|| info!("Received SessionBind {:?}", request));
-                connection.set_host_key(request.host_key().clone());
+                connection.set_host_key(request.host_key());
                 info!(
                     "Bound connection {} to host {:?}",
                     connection.id(),
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/ssh_agent/src/protocol/connection.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/ssh_agent/src/protocol/connection.rs
index a67e3e50a63..5b806868b30 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/ssh_agent/src/protocol/connection.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/ssh_agent/src/protocol/connection.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl ConnectionInfo {
         self.host_name.as_ref()
     }
 
-    pub fn set_host_key(&mut self, host_key: PublicKey) {
+    pub fn set_host_key(&mut self, host_key: &PublicKey) {
         self.host_key = Some(host_key.clone());
         // Some systems (flatpak, macos sandbox) may prevent access to the known hosts file.
         if let Ok(hosts) = knownhosts::KnownHostsReader::read_default() {