diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-test-js/pom.xml b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-test-js/pom.xml
index 3fdce1510..1cee5b5b7 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-test-js/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-test-js/pom.xml
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@
             </property>
           </properties>
           <runOrder>alphabetical</runOrder>
+          <!-- see https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/SUREFIRE-828 -->
           <excludedGroups>foonotatestsurefireissue</excludedGroups>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-test/pom.xml b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-test/pom.xml
index d06454fc0..ac2a09dab 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-test/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-test/pom.xml
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@
               <value>${excluded.groups}</value>
             </property>
           </properties>
+          <!-- see https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/SUREFIRE-828 -->
+          <excludedGroups>foonotatestsurefireissue</excludedGroups>
           <runOrder>alphabetical</runOrder>
         </configuration>
         <executions>