diff --git a/modules/lang/scala/config.el b/modules/lang/scala/config.el
index 2d274929b..4a6ddc2c8 100644
--- a/modules/lang/scala/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/scala/config.el
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
 
 (use-package! sbt-mode
   :after scala-mode
-  :config (set-repl-handler! 'scala-mode #'+scala/open-repl))
+  :config (set-repl-handler! 'scala-mode #'+scala/open-repl :persist t))