diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AdapterAnnotationTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AdapterAnnotationTest.java
index cee8925..d0473cc 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AdapterAnnotationTest.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AdapterAnnotationTest.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     public static Option[] configuration()
     {
         return options(
-            systemProperty("dm.runtime.log").value( "true" ),
+            systemProperty(DMLOG_PROPERTY).value( "true" ),
             provision(
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.osgi").artifactId("org.osgi.compendium").version("4.1.0"),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.dependencymanager").versionAsInProject(),
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AnnotationBase.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AnnotationBase.java
index 3e38c8c..1b923e3 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AnnotationBase.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AnnotationBase.java
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@
 public class AnnotationBase extends Base implements Sequencer
 {
     /**
+     * Name of the system property telling if the DM runtime bundle must wait for the log service 
+     * availability before starting. By default, the log service is replaced by a NullObject 
+     * if it is not available.
+     */
+    public static String DMLOG_PROPERTY = "dm.runtime.log";
+    
+    /**
      * The object used to check if expected steps happen in the correct order.
      */
     protected Ensure m_ensure = new Ensure();
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectAnnotationTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectAnnotationTest.java
index ecdd26d..d66bab0 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectAnnotationTest.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectAnnotationTest.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     public static Option[] configuration()
     {
         return options(
-            systemProperty("dm.runtime.log").value( "true" ),
+            systemProperty(DMLOG_PROPERTY).value( "true" ),
             provision(
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.osgi").artifactId("org.osgi.compendium").version("4.1.0"),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.dependencymanager").versionAsInProject(),
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectLifecycleAnnotationTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectLifecycleAnnotationTest.java
index 34ae54e..8cface7 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectLifecycleAnnotationTest.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectLifecycleAnnotationTest.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     public static Option[] configuration()
     {
         return options(
-            systemProperty("dm.runtime.log").value( "true" ),
+            systemProperty(DMLOG_PROPERTY).value( "true" ),
             provision(
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.osgi").artifactId("org.osgi.compendium").version("4.1.0"),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.dependencymanager").versionAsInProject(),
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectLifecycleWithDynamicProxyAnnotationTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectLifecycleWithDynamicProxyAnnotationTest.java
index 945b499..01368ef 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectLifecycleWithDynamicProxyAnnotationTest.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/AspectLifecycleWithDynamicProxyAnnotationTest.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     public static Option[] configuration()
     {
         return options(
-            systemProperty("dm.runtime.log").value( "true" ),
+            systemProperty(DMLOG_PROPERTY).value( "true" ),
             provision(
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.osgi").artifactId("org.osgi.compendium").version("4.1.0"),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.dependencymanager").versionAsInProject(),
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/BundleDependencyAnnotationTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/BundleDependencyAnnotationTest.java
index d4248bd..900c442 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/BundleDependencyAnnotationTest.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/BundleDependencyAnnotationTest.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     public static Option[] configuration()
     {
         return options(
-            systemProperty("dm.runtime.log").value( "true" ),
+            systemProperty(DMLOG_PROPERTY).value( "true" ),
             provision(
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.osgi").artifactId("org.osgi.compendium").version("4.1.0"),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.dependencymanager").versionAsInProject(),
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/CompositeAnnotationsTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/CompositeAnnotationsTest.java
index ed1c1dd..e4a807b 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/CompositeAnnotationsTest.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/CompositeAnnotationsTest.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     public static Option[] configuration()
     {
         return options(
-            systemProperty("dm.runtime.log").value( "true" ),
+            systemProperty(DMLOG_PROPERTY).value( "true" ),
             provision(
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.osgi").artifactId("org.osgi.compendium").version("4.1.0"),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.dependencymanager").versionAsInProject(),
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/FactoryConfigurationAdapterAnnotationTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/FactoryConfigurationAdapterAnnotationTest.java
index ef2e379..b7558bb 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/FactoryConfigurationAdapterAnnotationTest.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/FactoryConfigurationAdapterAnnotationTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     public static Option[] configuration()
     {
         return options(
-            systemProperty("dm.runtime.log").value( "true" ),
+            systemProperty(DMLOG_PROPERTY).value( "true" ),
             provision(
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.osgi").artifactId("org.osgi.compendium").version("4.1.0"),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.configadmin").version("1.2.4"),
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/MultipleAnnotationsTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/MultipleAnnotationsTest.java
index a09ded3..5f07547 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/MultipleAnnotationsTest.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/MultipleAnnotationsTest.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     public static Option[] configuration()
     {
         return options(
-            systemProperty("dm.runtime.log").value( "true" ),
+            systemProperty(DMLOG_PROPERTY).value( "true" ),
             provision(
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.osgi").artifactId("org.osgi.compendium").version("4.1.0"),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.dependencymanager").versionAsInProject(),
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/ResourceAnnotationTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/ResourceAnnotationTest.java
index b4bb0d6..1eb3bd3 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/ResourceAnnotationTest.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/ResourceAnnotationTest.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     public static Option[] configuration()
     {
         return options(
-            systemProperty("dm.runtime.log").value( "true" ),
+            systemProperty(DMLOG_PROPERTY).value( "true" ),
             provision(
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.osgi").artifactId("org.osgi.compendium").version("4.1.0"),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.dependencymanager").versionAsInProject(),
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/ServiceFactoryAnnotationTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/ServiceFactoryAnnotationTest.java
index 564c6de..f2c9edd 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/ServiceFactoryAnnotationTest.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/ServiceFactoryAnnotationTest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     public static Option[] configuration()
     {
         return options(
-            systemProperty("dm.runtime.log").value( "true" ),
+            systemProperty(DMLOG_PROPERTY).value( "true" ),
             provision(
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.osgi").artifactId("org.osgi.compendium").version("4.1.0"),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.dependencymanager").versionAsInProject(),
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/SimpleAnnotationTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/SimpleAnnotationTest.java
index ce159ba..1d1f2d6 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/SimpleAnnotationTest.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/SimpleAnnotationTest.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     public static Option[] configuration()
     {
         return options(
-            systemProperty("dm.runtime.log").value( "true" ),
+            systemProperty(DMLOG_PROPERTY).value( "true" ),
             provision(
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.osgi").artifactId("org.osgi.compendium").version("4.1.0"),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.dependencymanager").versionAsInProject(),
diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/TemporalAnnotationTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/TemporalAnnotationTest.java
index e2a548f..f6f0585 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/TemporalAnnotationTest.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/annotation/TemporalAnnotationTest.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     public static Option[] configuration()
     {
         return options(
-            systemProperty("dm.runtime.log").value( "true" ),
+            systemProperty(DMLOG_PROPERTY).value( "true" ),
             provision(
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.osgi").artifactId("org.osgi.compendium").version("4.1.0"),
                 mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.dependencymanager").versionAsInProject(),