References =============== http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/examples/class-load... childDelegation property to true: Classes in the java.* and javax.* packages can never be overridden. http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/EJBTHREE-534 JBossMXServerConfig issue http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/maven-users/200606.mbox/%3CPine.... similar problems http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/SUREFIRE-38 Alpha-6, configuring surefire with pertestfalse http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVENUSER/How+to+use+the+JBoss+Embedded+... Sample setup Personally tested on RC8 and Surefire 2.2-SNAPSHOT with success. Researching if there was a change in the way Surefire supported overriding javax.* packages between 2.2-SNAPSHOT and 2.2 official release. Even if they did, it makes sense to not allow it. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3981297#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...