diff --git a/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/sbt-plugins/build.sbt b/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/sbt-plugins/build.sbt
index 0a0172b37..7c0d20685 100644
--- a/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/sbt-plugins/build.sbt
+++ b/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/sbt-plugins/build.sbt
@@ -2,28 +2,26 @@
 {
   def writePluginsSbt(str: String) = {
     val pluginsSbt = file(".") / "project" / "plugins.sbt"
-  if (!pluginsSbt.exists)
-    IO.write(
-      pluginsSbt,
-      s"""$str
-          |addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-assembly" % "0.14.8")
-          |""".stripMargin
-    )
+    if (!pluginsSbt.exists)
+      IO.write(
+        pluginsSbt,
+        s"""$str
+            |addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-assembly" % "0.14.8")
+            |""".stripMargin
+      )
   }
-  sys.props.get("dependency.resolution") match {
+  val dr = sys.props.get("dependency.resolution") match {
     case Some("ivy") =>
-      writePluginsSbt("""dependencyResolution := sbt.librarymanagement.ivy.IvyDependencyResolution(ivyConfiguration.value)""")
-      addCommandAlias(
-        "setDependencyResolution",
-        """set dependencyResolution := sbt.librarymanagement.ivy.IvyDependencyResolution(ivyConfiguration.value)"""
-      )
+      """dependencyResolution := sbt.librarymanagement.ivy.IvyDependencyResolution(ivyConfiguration.value)"""
     case Some("coursier") =>
-      writePluginsSbt("""dependencyResolution := sbt.librarymanagement.coursier.CoursierDependencyResolution(sbt.librarymanagement.coursier.CoursierConfiguration())""")
-      addCommandAlias(
-        "setDependencyResolution",
-        """set dependencyResolution := sbt.librarymanagement.coursier.CoursierDependencyResolution(sbt.librarymanagement.coursier.CoursierConfiguration())"""
-      )
+      """dependencyResolution := sbt.librarymanagement.coursier.CoursierDependencyResolution(sbt.librarymanagement.coursier.CoursierConfiguration())"""
     case _ => sys.error("""|The system property 'dependency.resolution' is not defined.
                           |Specify this property using the scriptedLaunchOpts -D.""".stripMargin)
   }
+
+  writePluginsSbt(dr)
+  addCommandAlias(
+    "setDependencyResolution",
+    s"""set $dr"""
+  )
 }
diff --git a/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/sbt-plugins/test b/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/sbt-plugins/test
index 2e53ac9dc..15ad081ac 100755
--- a/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/sbt-plugins/test
+++ b/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/sbt-plugins/test
@@ -1,6 +1,2 @@
 > reload
-> sbtVersion
-> setDependencyResolution
-> clean
-> compile
 > assembly
diff --git a/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/simple/test b/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/simple/test
index b801e7add..5df2af1f3 100755
--- a/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/simple/test
+++ b/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/simple/test
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-> sbtVersion
-> setDependencyResolution
-> clean
 > compile
diff --git a/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/with-trasnsitive/test b/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/with-trasnsitive/test
index b801e7add..5df2af1f3 100755
--- a/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/with-trasnsitive/test
+++ b/scripted-test/src/sbt-test/lmScriptedTest/with-trasnsitive/test
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-> sbtVersion
-> setDependencyResolution
-> clean
 > compile