diff --git a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/builds/SbtBuildTool.scala b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/builds/SbtBuildTool.scala
index 5244a66467a..499e31f31c6 100644
--- a/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/builds/SbtBuildTool.scala
+++ b/metals/src/main/scala/scala/meta/internal/builds/SbtBuildTool.scala
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ case class SbtBuildTool(
   override def bloopInstallArgs(workspace: AbsolutePath): List[String] = {
     val bloopInstallArgs = List[String](
       "-Dbloop.export-jar-classifiers=sources",
-      "bloopInstall",
+      "+bloopInstall",
     )
     val allArgs = composeArgs(bloopInstallArgs, workspace, tempDir)
     removeLegacyGlobalPlugin()