diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index cc9bd92d50..0dae3a34f4 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 properties([buildDiscarder(logRotator(artifactNumToKeepStr: '5', numToKeepStr: env.BRANCH_NAME=='master'?'10':'5'))])
 
 def tests
+def CORE_IT_PROFILES='run-its'
 
 try {
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ parallel linuxJava7:{
                 sh "rm -rvf $WORK_DIR/apache-maven-dist.zip $WORK_DIR/it-local-repo"
                 unstash 'dist'
                 withEnv(["PATH+MAVEN=$MAVEN_NIX_J7/bin","PATH+JDK=$JAVA_NIX_J7/bin"]) {
-                    sh "mvn clean install -Prun-its -B -U -V -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true -Dmaven.repo.local=$WORK_DIR/it-local-repo -DmavenDistro=$WORK_DIR/apache-maven-dist.zip"
+                    sh "mvn clean install -P$CORE_IT_PROFILES -B -U -V -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true -Dmaven.repo.local=$WORK_DIR/it-local-repo -DmavenDistro=$WORK_DIR/apache-maven-dist.zip"
                 }
                 junit allowEmptyResults: true, testResults:'core-it-support/**/target/*-reports/*.xml,core-it-suite/target/*-reports/*.xml'
                 deleteDir() // clean up after ourselves to reduce disk space
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ parallel linuxJava7:{
                 sh "rm -rvf $WORK_DIR/apache-maven-dist.zip $WORK_DIR/it-local-repo"
                 unstash 'dist'
                 withEnv(["PATH+MAVEN=$MAVEN_NIX_J8/bin","PATH+JDK=$JAVA_NIX_J8/bin"]) {
-                    sh "mvn clean install -Prun-its -B -U -V -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true -Dmaven.repo.local=$WORK_DIR/it-local-repo -DmavenDistro=$WORK_DIR/apache-maven-dist.zip"
+                    sh "mvn clean install -P$CORE_IT_PROFILES -B -U -V -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true -Dmaven.repo.local=$WORK_DIR/it-local-repo -DmavenDistro=$WORK_DIR/apache-maven-dist.zip"
                 }
                 junit allowEmptyResults: true, testResults:'core-it-support/**/target/*-reports/*.xml,core-it-suite/target/*-reports/*.xml'
                 deleteDir() // clean up after ourselves to reduce disk space
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ parallel linuxJava7:{
                 withEnv(["Path+MAVEN=$MAVEN_WIN_J7\\bin","Path+JDK=$JAVA_WIN_J7\\bin","JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_WIN_J7"]) {
                     bat "set"
                     unstash 'dist'
-                    bat "mvn clean install -Prun-its -B -U -V -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true -Dmaven.repo.local=$WORK_DIR/it-local-repo -DmavenDistro=$WORK_DIR/apache-maven-dist.zip"
+                    bat "mvn clean install -P$CORE_IT_PROFILES -B -U -V -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true -Dmaven.repo.local=$WORK_DIR/it-local-repo -DmavenDistro=$WORK_DIR/apache-maven-dist.zip"
                 }
                 junit allowEmptyResults: true, testResults:'core-it-support/**/target/*-reports/*.xml,core-it-suite/target/*-reports/*.xml'
                 deleteDir() // clean up after ourselves to reduce disk space
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ parallel linuxJava7:{
                 withEnv(["Path+MAVEN=$MAVEN_WIN_J8\\bin","Path+JDK=$JAVA_WIN_J8\\bin","JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_WIN_J8"]) {
                     bat "set"
                     unstash 'dist'
-                    bat "mvn clean install -Prun-its -B -U -V -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true -Dmaven.repo.local=$WORK_DIR/it-local-repo -DmavenDistro=$WORK_DIR/apache-maven-dist.zip"
+                    bat "mvn clean install -P$CORE_IT_PROFILES -B -U -V -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true -Dmaven.repo.local=$WORK_DIR/it-local-repo -DmavenDistro=$WORK_DIR/apache-maven-dist.zip"
                 }
                 junit allowEmptyResults: true, testResults:'core-it-support/**/target/*-reports/*.xml,core-it-suite/target/*-reports/*.xml'
                 deleteDir() // clean up after ourselves to reduce disk space