diff --git a/modules/programs/sbt.nix b/modules/programs/sbt.nix
index de14bc6f3..7d8a069f8 100644
--- a/modules/programs/sbt.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/sbt.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ let
     let symbol = "credential_${toString idx}";
     in ''
       lazy val ${symbol} = "${cred.passwordCommand}".!!.trim
-      credentials += Credentials("${cred.realm}", "${cred.host}", "${cred.user}", ${symbol})
+      ThisBuild / credentials += Credentials("${cred.realm}", "${cred.host}", "${cred.user}", ${symbol})
     '';
 
   renderCredentials = creds: ''
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/sbt/credentials.nix b/tests/modules/programs/sbt/credentials.nix
index 1a79582ab..0e15d10e4 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/sbt/credentials.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/sbt/credentials.nix
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ let
   expectedCredentialsSbt = pkgs.writeText "credentials.sbt" ''
     import scala.sys.process._
     lazy val credential_0 = "echo password".!!.trim
-    credentials += Credentials("Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager", "example.com", "user", credential_0)
+    ThisBuild / credentials += Credentials("Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager", "example.com", "user", credential_0)
     lazy val credential_1 = "echo password1".!!.trim
-    credentials += Credentials("Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager X", "v2.example.com", "user1", credential_1)
+    ThisBuild / credentials += Credentials("Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager X", "v2.example.com", "user1", credential_1)
   '';
   credentialsSbtPath = ".sbt/1.0/credentials.sbt";
 in {