diff --git a/ipojo/runtime/core-it/pom.xml b/ipojo/runtime/core-it/pom.xml
index da340a0..854c88e 100644
--- a/ipojo/runtime/core-it/pom.xml
+++ b/ipojo/runtime/core-it/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <!-- Tests are enabled only when the 'test' profile is activated  -->
         <skipTestExecution>true</skipTestExecution>
 
-        <exam.version>3.0.0</exam.version>
+        <exam.version>3.0.1</exam.version>
         <url.version>1.5.1</url.version>
 
         <felix.version>4.2.0</felix.version>
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
                         <!-- TIME_FACTOR can be set from the command line with -DTIME_FACTOR=9-->
                         <TIME_FACTOR>${TIME_FACTOR}</TIME_FACTOR>
                     </systemPropertyVariables>
+                    <skipTests>${skipTestExecution}</skipTests>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>