diff --git a/scripts/generate-launcher.sh b/scripts/generate-launcher.sh
index 015106a06..71f4ee7a7 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-launcher.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-launcher.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CACHE_VERSION=v1
 SBTPACK_LAUNCHER="$(dirname "$0")/../cli/target/pack/bin/coursier"
 
 if [ ! -f "$SBTPACK_LAUNCHER" ]; then
-  sbt ++2.11.11 cli/pack
+  sbt ++2.11.11 "project cli" pack
 fi
 
 "$SBTPACK_LAUNCHER" bootstrap \
diff --git a/scripts/travis.sh b/scripts/travis.sh
index 22ceaa95b..d9bb8379b 100755
--- a/scripts/travis.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ checkBinaryCompatibility() {
 }
 
 testLauncherJava6() {
-  sbt ++${SCALA_VERSION} cli/pack
+  sbt ++${SCALA_VERSION} "project cli" pack
 
   # Via docker, getting errors like
   #   standard_init_linux.go:178: exec user process caused "exec format error"
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ publish() {
 
 testBootstrap() {
   if is211; then
-    sbt ++${SCALA_VERSION} echo/publishLocal cli/pack
+    sbt ++${SCALA_VERSION} echo/publishLocal "project cli" pack
     cli/target/pack/bin/coursier bootstrap -o cs-echo io.get-coursier:echo:1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
     if [ "$(./cs-echo foo)" != foo ]; then
       echo "Error: unexpected output from bootstrapped echo command." 1>&2
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ testBootstrap() {
 
 testNativeBootstrap() {
   if is211; then
-    sbt ++${SCALA_VERSION} cli/pack
+    sbt ++${SCALA_VERSION} "project cli" pack
     cli/target/pack/bin/coursier bootstrap -S -o native-test io.get-coursier.scala-native::sandbox_native0.3:0.3.0-coursier-1
     if [ "$(./native-test)" != "Hello, World!" ]; then
       echo "Error: unexpected output from native test bootstrap." 1>&2