diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
index 7a4eb58..dda9438 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
index 071fc81..2a9a159 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
           </filesets>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
index 775b1be..6e7ded3 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@
             </goals>
           </execution>
         </executions>
-      </plugin>  </plugins>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
index 5337846..7844143 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@
     <version>0.3.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
   <properties>
     <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
   </properties>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-nc-service/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-nc-service/pom.xml
index 83bc838..5dc4dfd 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-nc-service/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-nc-service/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@
     <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
   </properties>
 
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>args4j</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
index 17176b5..5cc840e 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@
     <artifactId>hyracks-data</artifactId>
     <version>0.3.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
   <properties>
     <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
   </properties>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
index 40c0dcf..9d36375 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@
     <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
   </properties>
 
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
index 3711a77..52be6eb 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
     <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
   </properties>
 
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 39359f9..8b88062 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
           </excludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <properties>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
index 2653129..aa774bc 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@
           </excludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
index 939f487..37fcbce 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
   <properties>
     <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
   </properties>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
index 57e1233..ed1037f 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@
     <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
   </properties>
 
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
index 834fa7d..22d3877 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@
   <properties>
     <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
   </properties>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml
index 817411d..6367ebb 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>