diff --git a/kitty/launch.py b/kitty/launch.py
index 5bf50f37f..2beaf77a6 100644
--- a/kitty/launch.py
+++ b/kitty/launch.py
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ class CloneCmd:
                     'CONDA_SHLVL', 'CONDA_PREFIX', 'CONDA_PROMPT_MODIFIER', 'CONDA_EXE', 'CONDA_PYTHON_EXE', '_CE_CONDA', '_CE_M',
                     # skip SSH environment variables
                     'SSH_CLIENT', 'SSH_CONNECTION', 'SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND', 'SSH_TTY', 'SSH2_TTY',
+                    'SSH_TUNNEL', 'SSH_USER_AUTH', 'SSH_AUTH_SOCK',
                 } and not k.startswith((
                     # conda state env vars for multi-level virtual environments
                     'CONDA_PREFIX_',