diff --git a/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-runner/pom.xml b/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-runner/pom.xml
index a6e6a2683e5..114ede5a7f4 100644
--- a/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-runner/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-runner/pom.xml
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
           <debug>${it.debug}</debug>
           <addTestClassPath>true</addTestClassPath>
           <junitPackageName>org.eclipse.jetty.maven.its.ee10.runner</junitPackageName>
+          <scope>test</scope>
           <scriptVariables>
             <maven.dependency.plugin.version>${maven.dependency.plugin.version}</maven.dependency.plugin.version>
             <maven.surefire.plugin.version>${maven.surefire.plugin.version}</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
diff --git a/jetty-ee11/jetty-ee11-runner/pom.xml b/jetty-ee11/jetty-ee11-runner/pom.xml
index 46ab2d8303b..714b8d4a9b4 100644
--- a/jetty-ee11/jetty-ee11-runner/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-ee11/jetty-ee11-runner/pom.xml
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <debug>true</debug>
-          <!-- ${it.debug} -->
+          <debug>${it.debug}</debug>
           <junitPackageName>org.eclipse.jetty.maven.its.ee11.runner</junitPackageName>
           <scope>test</scope>
           <scriptVariables>
diff --git a/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-runner/pom.xml b/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-runner/pom.xml
index f020d941034..745c304d885 100644
--- a/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-runner/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-ee8/jetty-ee8-runner/pom.xml
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
           <debug>${it.debug}</debug>
           <addTestClassPath>true</addTestClassPath>
           <junitPackageName>org.eclipse.jetty.maven.its.ee8.runner</junitPackageName>
+          <scope>test</scope>
           <scriptVariables>
             <maven.dependency.plugin.version>${maven.dependency.plugin.version}</maven.dependency.plugin.version>
             <maven.surefire.plugin.version>${maven.surefire.plugin.version}</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
diff --git a/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-runner/pom.xml b/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-runner/pom.xml
index d44ade67bba..3f2d7df9c6b 100644
--- a/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-runner/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-runner/pom.xml
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
           <debug>${it.debug}</debug>
           <addTestClassPath>true</addTestClassPath>
           <junitPackageName>org.eclipse.jetty.maven.its.ee9.runner</junitPackageName>
+          <scope>test</scope>
           <scriptVariables>
             <maven.dependency.plugin.version>${maven.dependency.plugin.version}</maven.dependency.plugin.version>
             <maven.surefire.plugin.version>${maven.surefire.plugin.version}</maven.surefire.plugin.version>