diff --git a/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/libraries/snappymail/pgp/gpg.php b/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/libraries/snappymail/pgp/gpg.php
index ae628950c..31903845d 100644
--- a/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/libraries/snappymail/pgp/gpg.php
+++ b/snappymail/v/0.0.0/app/libraries/snappymail/pgp/gpg.php
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class GPG
 			throw new \Exception("socket name for '{$homedir}/S.gpg-agent.extra' is too long");
 		}
 
+		\clearstatcache();
 		if ($homedir && !\is_dir($homedir) && !\mkdir($homedir, 0700, true)) {
 			throw new \Exception("mkdir({$homedir}) failed");
 		}