diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/BuildScript.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/BuildScript.kt
index a91e82e0..3d75614e 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/BuildScript.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/BuildScript.kt
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ var BUILD_SCRIPT_CONFIG : BuildScriptConfig? = null
 
 class BuildScriptConfig {
     /** The list of repos used to locate plug-ins. */
+    @Directive
     fun repos(vararg r: String) = newRepos(*r)
 
     /** The list of plug-ins to use for this build file. */
+    @Directive
     fun plugins(vararg pl: String) = newPlugins(*pl)
 
     /** The build file classpath. */
+    @Directive
     fun buildFileClasspath(vararg bfc: String) = newBuildFileClasspath(*bfc)
 
     // The following settings modify the compiler used to compile the build file.
@@ -31,11 +34,6 @@ class BuildScriptConfig {
     var kobaltCompilerFlags: String? = null
 }
 
-@Directive
-fun buildScript(init: BuildScriptConfig.() -> Unit) {
-    BUILD_SCRIPT_CONFIG = BuildScriptConfig().apply { init() }
-}
-
 @Directive
 fun homeDir(vararg dirs: String) : String = SystemProperties.homeDir +
         File.separator + dirs.toMutableList().joinToString(File.separator)
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Directives.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Directives.kt
index ef96a5f1..f665f5d2 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Directives.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Directives.kt
@@ -14,3 +14,9 @@ fun project(vararg projects: Project, init: Project.() -> Unit): Project {
     }
 }
 
+@Directive
+fun buildScript(init: BuildScriptConfig.() -> Unit): BuildScriptConfig {
+    val buildScriptConfig = BuildScriptConfig().apply { init() }
+    BUILD_SCRIPT_CONFIG = buildScriptConfig
+    return buildScriptConfig
+}
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