diff --git a/agent/call-pinentry.c b/agent/call-pinentry.c
index fa00bf921..2bebee205 100644
--- a/agent/call-pinentry.c
+++ b/agent/call-pinentry.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ start_pinentry (ctrl_t ctrl)
     }
 
 
-  /* Ask the pinentry for its version and flavor and streo that as a
+  /* Ask the pinentry for its version and flavor and store that as a
    * string in MB.  This information is useful for helping users to
    * figure out Pinentry problems.  */
   {
@@ -555,6 +555,10 @@ start_pinentry (ctrl_t ctrl)
     if (assuan_transact (entry_ctx, "GETINFO version",
                          put_membuf_cb, &mb, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL))
       put_membuf_str (&mb, "unknown");
+    put_membuf_str (&mb, " ");
+    if (assuan_transact (entry_ctx, "GETINFO ttyinfo",
+                         put_membuf_cb, &mb, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL))
+      put_membuf_str (&mb, "? ? ?");
     put_membuf (&mb, "", 1);
     flavor_version = get_membuf (&mb, NULL);
   }
diff --git a/g10/server.c b/g10/server.c
index b89f0be69..e3a3bad22 100644
--- a/g10/server.c
+++ b/g10/server.c
@@ -770,18 +770,15 @@ gpg_server (ctrl_t ctrl)
 gpg_error_t
 gpg_proxy_pinentry_notify (ctrl_t ctrl, const unsigned char *line)
 {
-  if (opt.verbose)
+  const char *s;
+
+  if (opt.verbose
+      && !strncmp (line, "PINENTRY_LAUNCHED", 17)
+      && (line[17]==' '||!line[17]))
     {
-      char *linecopy = xtrystrdup (line);
-      char *fields[4];
-
-      if (linecopy
-          && split_fields (linecopy, fields, DIM (fields)) >= 4
-          && !strcmp (fields[0], "PINENTRY_LAUNCHED"))
-        log_info (_("pinentry launched (pid %s, flavor %s, version %s)\n"),
-                  fields[1], fields[2], fields[3]);
-
-      xfree (linecopy);
+      for (s = line + 17; *s && spacep (s); s++)
+        ;
+      log_info (_("pinentry launched (%s)\n"), s);
     }
 
   if (!ctrl || !ctrl->server_local