diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/scm/DefaultScmRepositoryConfigurator.java b/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/scm/DefaultScmRepositoryConfigurator.java
index 0f42cade..62f7d533 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/scm/DefaultScmRepositoryConfigurator.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/scm/DefaultScmRepositoryConfigurator.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public ScmRepository getConfiguredRepository(String url, ReleaseDescriptor relea
                 svnRepo.setBranchBase(branchBase);
             }
         }
-
+        scmManager.get().getProviderByRepository(repository).setInteractive(releaseDescriptor.isInteractive());
         return repository;
     }