diff --git a/asterix-installer/pom.xml b/asterix-installer/pom.xml
index c24a2e4..ed87902 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-installer/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<artifactId>asterix-installer</artifactId>
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<test.excludes>**/DmlRecoveryIT.java</test.excludes>
+		<failsafe.test.excludes>**/DmlRecoveryIT.java</failsafe.test.excludes>
 	</properties>
 
 	<build>
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 					<runOrder>alphabetical</runOrder>
 					<forkMode>pertest</forkMode>
 					<excludes>
-						<exclude>${test.excludes}</exclude>
+						<exclude>${failsafe.test.excludes}</exclude>
 					</excludes>
 				</configuration>
 				<executions>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 684fd2b..2b059b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     <metadata.tests>**/metadata/*Test.java</metadata.tests>
     <execution.tests>**/ExecutionTest.java</execution.tests>
     <invalid.tests>**/DmlTest.java</invalid.tests>
-    <test.includes>**/*TestSuite.java,**/*Test.java</test.includes>
-    <test.excludes>${optimizer.tests},${metadata.tests},${execution.tests},${invalid.tests}</test.excludes>
+    <global.test.includes>**/*TestSuite.java,**/*Test.java</global.test.includes>
+    <global.test.excludes>${optimizer.tests},${metadata.tests},${execution.tests},${invalid.tests}</global.test.excludes>
   </properties>
 
 	<build>
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@
 		-Xdebug
 		-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,address=8000,suspend=n</argLine>
 		<includes>
-		  <include>${test.includes}</include>
+		  <include>${global.test.includes},${test.includes}</include>
 		</includes>
                 <excludes>
-                  <exclude>${test.excludes}</exclude>
+                  <exclude>${global.test.excludes},${test.excludes}</exclude>
                 </excludes>
 	      </configuration>
 	    </plugin>