diff --git a/its/pom.xml b/its/pom.xml
index f47a218c18..7418ff5758 100644
--- a/its/pom.xml
+++ b/its/pom.xml
@@ -129,6 +129,13 @@ under the License.
   <build>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+          <configuration>
+            <environmentVariables>JENKINS_MAVEN_AGENT_DISABLED=true</environmentVariables>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-scm-publish-plugin</artifactId>