diff --git a/scripted/sbt/SbtHandler.scala b/scripted/sbt/SbtHandler.scala
index 9de2a1cf4..407602d22 100644
--- a/scripted/sbt/SbtHandler.scala
+++ b/scripted/sbt/SbtHandler.scala
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ final class SbtHandler(directory: File, launcher: File, log: Logger, server: IPC
 	def newRemote =
 	{
 		val launcherJar = launcher.getAbsolutePath
-		val args = "java" :: "-jar" :: launcherJar :: "loadp" :: ( "<" + server.port) :: Nil
+		val globalBase = "-Dsbt.global.base=" + (new File(directory, "global")).getAbsolutePath
+		val args = "java" :: globalBase :: "-jar" :: launcherJar :: "loadp" :: ( "<" + server.port) :: Nil
 		val io = BasicIO(log, false).withInput(_.close())
 		val p = Process(args, directory) run( io )
 		Spawn { p.exitValue(); server.close() }