diff --git a/extensions/gpg/qml/main.qml b/extensions/gpg/qml/main.qml
index 22568be8..ff40856f 100644
--- a/extensions/gpg/qml/main.qml
+++ b/extensions/gpg/qml/main.qml
@@ -1,59 +1,73 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2017 Christian Mollekopf, <mollekopf@kolabsys.com>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  * (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
  * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.7
+import Qt.labs.settings 1.0
 import org.kube.framework 1.0 as Kube
 import org.kube.extensionapi 1.0
 
 Item {
     id: root
     property variant secret: null
 
     width: Kube.Units.gridUnit * 4
     height: Kube.Units.gridUnit
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         loadSecret(context.accountId)
     }
 
     function loadSecret(accountId) {
-        ExtensionApi.loadSecret(accountId)
+        if (settings.enabled) {
+            ExtensionApi.loadSecret(accountId)
+        }
     }
 
     function storeSecret(accountId, keyLookupName, secret) {
-        ExtensionApi.storeSecret(accountId, keyLookupName, secret)
+        if (settings.enabled) {
+            ExtensionApi.storeSecret(accountId, keyLookupName, secret)
+        }
     }
+
     Connections {
         target: ExtensionApi
         onSecretAvailable: {
             root.secret = secret
         }
     }
+
     Row {
         anchors.fill: parent
         spacing: Kube.Units.smallSpacing
         Kube.CheckBox {
+            id: checkBox
             activeFocusOnTab: false
             checked: false
         }
         Kube.Label {
             text: qsTr("Enable GPG Keyring")
         }
+
+        Settings {
+            id: settings
+            category: "extension.gpg"
+            property alias enabled: checkBox.checked
+        }
     }
 
 }