diff --git a/.github/workflows/demo.yml b/.github/workflows/demo.yml
index 9d8fad0..0f52f2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/demo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/demo.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
         steps:
             -   uses: actions/checkout@v2
-            -   name: Setup key
+            -   name: Setup first key
                 uses: ./
                 with:
-                    ssh-private-key: |
-                        ${{ secrets.MPDUDE_TEST_1_DEPLOY_KEY }}
-                        ${{ secrets.MPDUDE_TEST_2_DEPLOY_KEY }}
+                    ssh-private-key: ${{ secrets.MPDUDE_TEST_1_DEPLOY_KEY }}
+            -   name: Setup second key
+                uses: ./
+                with:
+                    ssh-private-key: ${{ secrets.MPDUDE_TEST_2_DEPLOY_KEY }}
             -   run: |
                     git clone https://github.com/mpdude/test-1.git test-1-http
                     git clone git@github.com:mpdude/test-1.git test-1-git
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 8ab265a..2c8828c 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -139,21 +139,25 @@ try {
     fs.appendFileSync(`${homeSsh}/known_hosts`, '\ngithub.com ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIOMqqnkVzrm0SdG6UOoqKLsabgH5C9okWi0dh2l9GKJl\n');
     fs.appendFileSync(`${homeSsh}/known_hosts`, '\ngithub.com ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEAq2A7hRGmdnm9tUDbO9IDSwBK6TbQa+PXYPCPy6rbTrTtw7PHkccKrpp0yVhp5HdEIcKr6pLlVDBfOLX9QUsyCOV0wzfjIJNlGEYsdlLJizHhbn2mUjvSAHQqZETYP81eFzLQNnPHt4EVVUh7VfDESU84KezmD5QlWpXLmvU31/yMf+Se8xhHTvKSCZIFImWwoG6mbUoWf9nzpIoaSjB+weqqUUmpaaasXVal72J+UX2B+2RPW3RcT0eOzQgqlJL3RKrTJvdsjE3JEAvGq3lGHSZXy28G3skua2SmVi/w4yCE6gbODqnTWlg7+wC604ydGXA8VJiS5ap43JXiUFFAaQ==\n');
 
-    console.log("Starting ssh-agent");
-
     const authSock = core.getInput('ssh-auth-sock');
     const sshAgentArgs = (authSock && authSock.length > 0) ? ['-a', authSock] : [];
 
-    // Extract auth socket path and agent pid and set them as job variables
-    child_process.execFileSync(sshAgent, sshAgentArgs).toString().split("\n").forEach(function(line) {
-        const matches = /^(SSH_AUTH_SOCK|SSH_AGENT_PID)=(.*); export \1/.exec(line);
-
-        if (matches && matches.length > 0) {
-            // This will also set process.env accordingly, so changes take effect for this script
-            core.exportVariable(matches[1], matches[2])
-            console.log(`${matches[1]}=${matches[2]}`);
-        }
-    });
+    if (child_process.spawnSync(sshAdd, ['-l'], { env: { ...process.env, SSH_AUTH_SOCK: authSock || process.env.SSH_AUTH_SOCK } }) === 0) {
+        console.log('ssh-agent is already running, not starting a new one')
+    } else {
+      console.log("Starting ssh-agent");
+
+       // Extract auth socket path and agent pid and set them as job variables
+      child_process.execFileSync(sshAgent, sshAgentArgs).toString().split("\n").forEach(function(line) {
+          const matches = /^(SSH_AUTH_SOCK|SSH_AGENT_PID)=(.*); export \1/.exec(line);
+
+          if (matches && matches.length > 0) {
+              // This will also set process.env accordingly, so changes take effect for this script
+              core.exportVariable(matches[1], matches[2])
+              console.log(`${matches[1]}=${matches[2]}`);
+          }
+      });
+    }
 
     console.log("Adding private key(s) to agent");
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e08d46f..65265a5 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -22,21 +22,25 @@ try {
     fs.appendFileSync(`${homeSsh}/known_hosts`, '\ngithub.com ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIOMqqnkVzrm0SdG6UOoqKLsabgH5C9okWi0dh2l9GKJl\n');
     fs.appendFileSync(`${homeSsh}/known_hosts`, '\ngithub.com ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEAq2A7hRGmdnm9tUDbO9IDSwBK6TbQa+PXYPCPy6rbTrTtw7PHkccKrpp0yVhp5HdEIcKr6pLlVDBfOLX9QUsyCOV0wzfjIJNlGEYsdlLJizHhbn2mUjvSAHQqZETYP81eFzLQNnPHt4EVVUh7VfDESU84KezmD5QlWpXLmvU31/yMf+Se8xhHTvKSCZIFImWwoG6mbUoWf9nzpIoaSjB+weqqUUmpaaasXVal72J+UX2B+2RPW3RcT0eOzQgqlJL3RKrTJvdsjE3JEAvGq3lGHSZXy28G3skua2SmVi/w4yCE6gbODqnTWlg7+wC604ydGXA8VJiS5ap43JXiUFFAaQ==\n');
 
-    console.log("Starting ssh-agent");
-
     const authSock = core.getInput('ssh-auth-sock');
     const sshAgentArgs = (authSock && authSock.length > 0) ? ['-a', authSock] : [];
 
-    // Extract auth socket path and agent pid and set them as job variables
-    child_process.execFileSync(sshAgent, sshAgentArgs).toString().split("\n").forEach(function(line) {
-        const matches = /^(SSH_AUTH_SOCK|SSH_AGENT_PID)=(.*); export \1/.exec(line);
-
-        if (matches && matches.length > 0) {
-            // This will also set process.env accordingly, so changes take effect for this script
-            core.exportVariable(matches[1], matches[2])
-            console.log(`${matches[1]}=${matches[2]}`);
-        }
-    });
+    if (child_process.spawnSync(sshAdd, ['-l'], { env: { ...process.env, SSH_AUTH_SOCK: authSock || process.env.SSH_AUTH_SOCK } }) === 0) {
+        console.log('ssh-agent is already running, not starting a new one')
+    } else {
+      console.log("Starting ssh-agent");
+
+       // Extract auth socket path and agent pid and set them as job variables
+      child_process.execFileSync(sshAgent, sshAgentArgs).toString().split("\n").forEach(function(line) {
+          const matches = /^(SSH_AUTH_SOCK|SSH_AGENT_PID)=(.*); export \1/.exec(line);
+
+          if (matches && matches.length > 0) {
+              // This will also set process.env accordingly, so changes take effect for this script
+              core.exportVariable(matches[1], matches[2])
+              console.log(`${matches[1]}=${matches[2]}`);
+          }
+      });
+    }
 
     console.log("Adding private key(s) to agent");