diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a83e7988622..28210c37c1a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <amazonaws.version>1.9.34</amazonaws.version>
+        <!-- see https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-cloud-aws/issues/210 -->
+        <tests.security.manager>false</tests.security.manager>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>