diff --git a/kittens/ssh/main.py b/kittens/ssh/main.py
index 8f5b7bcc6..6ed50e26b 100644
--- a/kittens/ssh/main.py
+++ b/kittens/ssh/main.py
@@ -573,11 +573,11 @@ def run_ssh(ssh_args: List[str], server_args: List[str], found_extra_args: Tuple
     use_kitty_askpass = host_opts.askpass == 'native' or (host_opts.askpass == 'unless-set' and 'SSH_ASKPASS' not in os.environ)
     need_to_request_data = True
     if use_kitty_askpass:
-        # SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE was introduced in 8.4 release on 2020-09-27
         if os.environ.get('DISPLAY') or ssh_version() >= (8, 4):
+            # SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE was introduced in 8.4 release on 2020-09-27
             need_to_request_data = False
             os.environ['SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE'] = 'force'
-            os.environ['SSH_ASKPASS'] = os.path.join(shell_integration_dir, 'ssh', 'askpass.py')
+        os.environ['SSH_ASKPASS'] = os.path.join(shell_integration_dir, 'ssh', 'askpass.py')
     with restore_terminal_state() as echo_on:
         rcmd, replacements, shm_name = get_remote_command(
             remote_args, host_opts, hostname, hostname_for_match, uname, echo_on, request_data=need_to_request_data)