diff --git a/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/DefaultArtifactDeployer.java b/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/DefaultArtifactDeployer.java
index c425da4a..ffdd1339 100644
--- a/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/DefaultArtifactDeployer.java
+++ b/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/DefaultArtifactDeployer.java
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ public class DefaultArtifactDeployer
 			RepositoryBuilder.configureFtpWagon(project, id, (FtpWagon) wagon);
 		} else if (protocol.equals("sftp")) {
 			wagon = new SftpWagon();
+			RepositoryBuilder.configureSftpWagon(project, id, (SftpWagon) wagon);
 		} else if (protocol.equals("file")) {
 			wagon = new FileWagon();
 		} else if (protocol.equals("scp")) {