diff --git a/sbt-coursier/src/main/scala/coursier/Keys.scala b/sbt-coursier/src/main/scala/coursier/Keys.scala
index 6c9213590..79497d76c 100644
--- a/sbt-coursier/src/main/scala/coursier/Keys.scala
+++ b/sbt-coursier/src/main/scala/coursier/Keys.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ object Keys {
   val coursierCachePolicies = SettingKey[Seq[CachePolicy]]("coursier-cache-policies")
   val coursierTtl = SettingKey[Option[Duration]]("coursier-ttl")
   val coursierKeepPreloaded = SettingKey[Boolean]("coursier-keep-preloaded", "Whether to take into account sbt preloaded repositories or not")
-  val coursierLoggerFactory = SettingKey[() => Cache.Logger]("coursier-logger-factory")
+  val coursierLoggerFactory = TaskKey[() => Cache.Logger]("coursier-logger-factory")
 
   val coursierVerbosity = SettingKey[Int]("coursier-verbosity")