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..90f31fb4 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 +164,9 @@ public ScmRepository getConfiguredRepository(String url, ReleaseDescriptor relea
                 svnRepo.setBranchBase(branchBase);
             }
         }
-
+        if (!releaseDescriptor.isInteractive()) {
+            scmManager.get().getProviderByRepository(repository).setInteractive(releaseDescriptor.isInteractive());
+        }
         return repository;
     }