diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers.go b/pkg/gui/controllers.go
index 277098f3789..e1567098956 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ func (gui *Gui) resetHelpersAndControllers() {
 	refsHelper := helpers.NewRefsHelper(helperCommon)
 	suggestionsHelper := helpers.NewSuggestionsHelper(helperCommon)
 	worktreeHelper := helpers.NewWorktreeHelper(helperCommon, reposHelper, refsHelper, suggestionsHelper)
-
-	rebaseHelper := helpers.NewMergeAndRebaseHelper(helperCommon, refsHelper)
+	gpgHelper := helpers.NewGpgHelper(helperCommon)
+	rebaseHelper := helpers.NewMergeAndRebaseHelper(helperCommon, refsHelper, gpgHelper)
 
 	setCommitSummary := gui.getCommitMessageSetTextareaTextFn(func() *gocui.View { return gui.Views.CommitMessage })
 	setCommitDescription := gui.getCommitMessageSetTextareaTextFn(func() *gocui.View { return gui.Views.CommitDescription })
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) resetHelpersAndControllers() {
 		setCommitDescription,
 	)
 
-	gpgHelper := helpers.NewGpgHelper(helperCommon)
 	viewHelper := helpers.NewViewHelper(helperCommon, gui.State.Contexts)
 	patchBuildingHelper := helpers.NewPatchBuildingHelper(helperCommon)
 	stagingHelper := helpers.NewStagingHelper(helperCommon)
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/merge_and_rebase_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/merge_and_rebase_helper.go
index b3e40450708..7456ea49c15 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/merge_and_rebase_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/merge_and_rebase_helper.go
@@ -20,15 +20,18 @@ import (
 type MergeAndRebaseHelper struct {
 	c          *HelperCommon
 	refsHelper *RefsHelper
+	gpgHelper  *GpgHelper
 }
 
 func NewMergeAndRebaseHelper(
 	c *HelperCommon,
 	refsHelper *RefsHelper,
+	gpgHelper *GpgHelper,
 ) *MergeAndRebaseHelper {
 	return &MergeAndRebaseHelper{
 		c:          c,
 		refsHelper: refsHelper,
+		gpgHelper:  gpgHelper,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ func (self *MergeAndRebaseHelper) genericMergeCommand(command string) error {
 	var result error
 	runCmd := self.c.Git().Rebase.GenericMergeOrRebaseActionCmdObj(commandType, command)
 	if self.c.Git().Config.UsingGpg() && command != REBASE_OPTION_ABORT {
-		result = self.c.RunSubprocessAndRefresh(runCmd)
+		result = self.gpgHelper.WithGpgHandling(runCmd, self.c.Tr.CommittingStatus, nil)
 	} else {
 		result = self.c.Git().Rebase.AddSkipEditorCommand(runCmd).Run()
 	}