diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-repository-admin/archiva-repository-admin-default/pom.xml b/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-repository-admin/archiva-repository-admin-default/pom.xml
index 232f246cd..765ae4065 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-repository-admin/archiva-repository-admin-default/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-repository-admin/archiva-repository-admin-default/pom.xml
@@ -209,8 +209,9 @@
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
-            <appserver.base>${project.build.outputDirectory}</appserver.base>
-            <plexus.home>${project.build.outputDirectory}</plexus.home>
+            <appserver.base>${project.build.directory}/appserver-base</appserver.base>
+            <plexus.home>${project.build.directory}/appserver-base</plexus.home>
+            <derby.system.home>${project.build.directory}/appserver-base</derby.system.home>
           </systemPropertyVariables>
         </configuration>