diff --git a/packages/metals-vscode/src/debugger/scalaDebugger.ts b/packages/metals-vscode/src/debugger/scalaDebugger.ts
index a8d33767..92e3fcfa 100644
--- a/packages/metals-vscode/src/debugger/scalaDebugger.ts
+++ b/packages/metals-vscode/src/debugger/scalaDebugger.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ async function runMain(main: ExtendedScalaRunMain): Promise<boolean> {
 
     const shellOptions = { ...platformSpecificOptions(), env };
     const task = new Task(
-      { type: "scala", task: "run" },
+      { type: "scala", task: "run", class: main.data.class },
       workspaceFolder,
       "Scala run",
       "Metals",