diff --git a/keyfork-shard/src/openpgp/smartcard.rs b/keyfork-shard/src/openpgp/smartcard.rs
index 9de6c27..de37f38 100644
--- a/keyfork-shard/src/openpgp/smartcard.rs
+++ b/keyfork-shard/src/openpgp/smartcard.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use std::{collections::HashSet};
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
-use keyfork_prompt::{Error as PromptError, DefaultPromptManager, default_prompt_manager};
+use keyfork_prompt::{default_prompt_manager, DefaultPromptManager, Error as PromptError};
 
 use super::openpgp::{
     self,
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pub struct SmartcardManager {
     current_card: Option<Card<Open>>,
     root: Option<Cert>,
     pm: DefaultPromptManager,
+    pin_cache: HashMap<Fingerprint, String>,
 }
 
 impl SmartcardManager {
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ impl SmartcardManager {
             current_card: None,
             root: None,
             pm: default_prompt_manager()?,
+            pin_cache: Default::default(),
         })
     }
 
@@ -217,12 +219,13 @@ impl DecryptionHelper for &mut SmartcardManager {
             .application_identifier()
             .context("Could not load application identifier")?
             .ident();
-        let mut pin = None;
+        let mut pin = self.pin_cache.get(&fp).cloned();
         while transaction
             .pw_status_bytes()
             .map_err(Error::PwStatusBytes)?
             .err_count_pw1()
             > 0
+            && pin.is_none()
         {
             transaction.reload_ard()?;
             let attempts = transaction
@@ -236,12 +239,11 @@ impl DecryptionHelper for &mut SmartcardManager {
                 format!("Unlock card {card_id} ({cardholder_name})\n{rpea}: {attempts}\n\nPIN: ")
             };
             let temp_pin = self.pm.prompt_passphrase(&message)?;
-            let verification_status =
-                transaction.verify_user_pin(temp_pin.as_str().trim());
+            let verification_status = transaction.verify_user_pin(temp_pin.as_str().trim());
             match verification_status {
                 Ok(_) => {
+                    self.pin_cache.insert(fp.clone(), temp_pin.clone());
                     pin.replace(temp_pin);
-                    break;
                 }
                 Err(CardError::CardStatus(StatusBytes::IncorrectParametersCommandDataField)) => {
                     self.pm.prompt_message("Invalid PIN length entered.")?;