gpg-agent is not logging to file specified in `gpg-agent.conf`

Below is my gpg-agent.conf file, the log-file option specifies where to put log however even though gpg-agent works fine the log has never been created. I'm thinking either the option is ignored or I'm missing some additional options? My environment is Debian 12 therefore systemd, is it possible logs are put into some other log file? I want the log file to be written as set in gpg-agent.conf

# Set the time a cache entry is valid to n seconds.
default-cache-ttl 14400 # 4h

# Set the maximum time a cache entry is valid to n seconds.
max-cache-ttl 28800 # 8h

# Use program filename as the PIN entry.
pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-qt

# This option asks the Pinentry to timeout after n seconds with no user input.
pinentry-timeout 120 # 2min

# Append all logging output to file
log-file /var/log/gpg-agent.log

gpg-agent docs and the gpg-agent.conf file is put into ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf I have checked both /var/log/user.log and /var/log/syslog and the agent is not logging there, only messages seen are that the agent was started by systemd Below is troubleshooting output:

gpgconf --check-options gpg-agent

> gpg-agent:Private Keys:/usr/bin/gpg-agent:1:1:

gpgconf --list-options gpg-agent

Monitor:1:0:Options controlling the diagnostic output:0:0:::: verbose:12:0:verbose:0:0:::: debug-level:24:1::1:1::"none:: log-file:8:1:write server mode logs to FILE:32:1:FILE:::"/var/log/gpg-agent.log Configuration:1:0:Options controlling the configuration:0:0:::: disable-scdaemon:8:1:do not use the SCdaemon:0:0:::: enable-ssh-support:0:0:enable ssh support:0:0:::: ssh-fingerprint-digest:24:2:use ALGO to show ssh fingerprints:1:1:ALGO:"md5:: enable-putty-support:0:0::0:0:::: enable-extended-key-format:8:3::0:0:::: faked-system-time:0:3::1:1:::: Security:1:0:Options controlling the security:0:0:::: default-cache-ttl:24:0:expire cached PINs after N seconds:3:3:N:600::14400 default-cache-ttl-ssh:24:1:expire SSH keys after N seconds:3:3:N:1800:: max-cache-ttl:24:2:set maximum PIN cache lifetime to N seconds:3:3:N:7200::28800 max-cache-ttl-ssh:24:2:set maximum SSH key lifetime to N seconds:3:3:N:7200:: ignore-cache-for-signing:8:0:do not use the PIN cache when signing:0:0:::: no-allow-external-cache:8:0:disallow the use of an external password cache:0:0:::: no-allow-mark-trusted:8:1:disallow clients to mark keys as "trusted":0:0:::: Passphrase policy:1:1:Options enforcing a passphrase policy:0:0:::: enforce-passphrase-constraints:8:2:do not allow bypassing the passphrase policy:0:0:::: min-passphrase-len:24:1:set minimal required length for new passphrases to N:3:3:N:8:: min-passphrase-nonalpha:24:2:require at least N non-alpha characters for a new passphrase:3:3:N:1:: check-passphrase-pattern:8:2:check new passphrases against pattern in FILE:32:1:FILE::: check-sym-passphrase-pattern:8:2::32:1:::: max-passphrase-days:24:2:expire the passphrase after N days:3:3:N:0:: enable-passphrase-history:8:2:do not allow the reuse of old passphrases:0:0:::: Pinentry:1:1:Options controlling the PIN-Entry:0:0:::: no-allow-loopback-pinentry:8:2:disallow caller to override the pinentry:0:0:::: grab:8:2:let PIN-Entry grab keyboard and mouse:0:0:::: pinentry-timeout:8:1:set the Pinentry timeout to N seconds:3:3:N:::120 allow-emacs-pinentry:8:1:allow passphrase to be prompted through Emacs:0:0::::