diff --git a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmewkdlookupjob.cpp b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmewkdlookupjob.cpp
index 266da0d5..e862f293 100644
--- a/lang/qt/src/qgpgmewkdlookupjob.cpp
+++ b/lang/qt/src/qgpgmewkdlookupjob.cpp
@@ -1,183 +1,183 @@
 /*
     qgpgmewkdlookupjob.cpp
 
     This file is part of qgpgme, the Qt API binding for gpgme
     Copyright (c) 2021 g10 Code GmbH
     Software engineering by Ingo Klöcker <dev@ingo-kloecker.de>
 
     QGpgME 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.
 
     QGpgME 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.
 
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     permission to link the code of this program with any edition of
     the Qt library by Trolltech AS, Norway (or with modified versions
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     combinations including the two.  You must obey the GNU General
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     your version.
 */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
  #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "qgpgmewkdlookupjob.h"
 
 #include "qgpgme_debug.h"
 
 #include <context.h>
 #include <data.h>
 #include <defaultassuantransaction.h>
 
 #include <gpg-error.h>
 
 using namespace QGpgME;
 using namespace GpgME;
 
 QGpgMEWKDLookupJob::QGpgMEWKDLookupJob(Context *context)
     : mixin_type{context}
 {
     lateInitialization();
 }
 
 QGpgMEWKDLookupJob::~QGpgMEWKDLookupJob() = default;
 
 static GpgME::Error startDirmngr(Context *assuanCtx)
 {
     Error err;
 
     auto spawnCtx = std::unique_ptr<Context>{Context::createForEngine(SpawnEngine, &err)};
     if (err) {
         qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << "Error: Failed to get context for spawn engine (" << err.asString() << ")";
     }
-
-    const auto dirmngrProgram = GpgME::dirInfo("dirmngr-name");
+    const auto gpgconfProgram = GpgME::dirInfo("gpgconf-name");
     const auto homedir = GpgME::dirInfo("homedir");
     const char *argv[] = {
-        dirmngrProgram,
+        gpgconfProgram,
         "--homedir",
         homedir,
-        "--daemon",
+        "--launch",
+        "dirmngr",
         NULL
     };
     auto ignoreIO = Data{Data::null};
     if (!err) {
         qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << "Starting dirmngr ...";
-        err = spawnCtx->spawnAsync(dirmngrProgram, argv,
-                                   ignoreIO, ignoreIO, ignoreIO,
-                                   Context::SpawnDetached);
+        err = spawnCtx->spawn(gpgconfProgram, argv,
+                              ignoreIO, ignoreIO, ignoreIO,
+                              Context::SpawnDetached);
     }
 
     if (!err) {
         // wait for socket to become available
         int cnt = 0;
         do {
             ++cnt;
             qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << "Waiting for dirmngr to start ...";
             QThread::msleep(250 * cnt);
             err = assuanCtx->assuanTransact("GETINFO version");
         } while (err.code() == GPG_ERR_ASS_CONNECT_FAILED && cnt < 5);
     }
 
     return err;
 }
 
 static GpgME::Error setUpDirmngrAssuanConnection(Context *ctx)
 {
     Error err;
 
     const std::string dirmngrSocket = GpgME::dirInfo("dirmngr-socket");
     err = ctx->setEngineFileName(dirmngrSocket.c_str());
 
     if (!err) {
         err = ctx->setEngineHomeDirectory("");
     }
 
     if (!err) {
         // try do connect to dirmngr
         err = ctx->assuanTransact("GETINFO version");
         if (err.code() == GPG_ERR_ASS_CONNECT_FAILED) {
             err = startDirmngr(ctx);
         }
     }
 
     return err;
 }
 
 static GpgME::Error run_wkd_get(Context *ctx, const std::string &email)
 {
     Error err;
 
     const auto cmd = std::string{"WKD_GET "} + email;
     err = ctx->assuanTransact(cmd.c_str());
     if (err.code() == GPG_ERR_NO_NAME || err.code() == GPG_ERR_NO_DATA) {
         // ignore those benign errors; GPG_ERR_NO_NAME indicates that the domain
         // doesn't exist (on first request); GPG_ERR_NO_DATA indicates that
         // no key for email is available via WKD or that the domain doesn't
         // support WKD or that the domain doesn't exist (on subsequent requests
         // using dirmngr's internal cache)
         qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << "WKD_GET returned" << err.asString() << "; ignoring...";
         err = {};
     }
     if (err) {
         qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << "WKD_GET failed with" << err.asString();
     }
 
     return err;
 }
 
 static QGpgMEWKDLookupJob::result_type lookup_keys(Context *ctx, const QString &email)
 {
     WKDLookupResult result;
 
     Error err = setUpDirmngrAssuanConnection(ctx);
 
     const auto pattern = email.toUtf8().toStdString();
     if (!err) {
         err = run_wkd_get(ctx, pattern);
     }
 
     if (!err) {
         const auto transaction = std::unique_ptr<DefaultAssuanTransaction>(dynamic_cast<DefaultAssuanTransaction*>(ctx->takeLastAssuanTransaction().release()));
         const auto source = transaction->firstStatusLine("SOURCE");
         const auto rawData = transaction->data();
         if (rawData.size() == 0) {
             qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << "No key found for" << email;
             result = WKDLookupResult{pattern, GpgME::Data::null, {}, {}};
         } else {
             qCDebug(QGPGME_LOG) << "Found key for" << email << "at" << source.c_str();
             result = WKDLookupResult{pattern, GpgME::Data{rawData.c_str(), rawData.size()}, source, {}};
         }
     }
 
     return std::make_tuple(err ? WKDLookupResult{pattern, err} : result, QString{}, Error{});
 }
 
 Error QGpgMEWKDLookupJob::start(const QString &email)
 {
     run(std::bind(&lookup_keys, std::placeholders::_1, email));
     return Error();
 }
 
 WKDLookupResult QGpgMEWKDLookupJob::exec(const QString &email)
 {
     const result_type r = lookup_keys(context(), email);
     resultHook(r);
     return std::get<0>(r);
 }
 
 #include "qgpgmewkdlookupjob.moc"