diff --git a/core-java/pom.xml b/core-java/pom.xml
index cd04d7c3e1..6979d980b7 100644
--- a/core-java/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java/pom.xml
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
                         <exclude>**/*LongRunningUnitTest.java</exclude>
                         <exclude>**/*ManualTest.java</exclude>
                     </excludes>
+                    <testFailureIgnore>true</testFailureIgnore>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
diff --git a/mockito/pom.xml b/mockito/pom.xml
index 83005668f3..dc5797e78a 100644
--- a/mockito/pom.xml
+++ b/mockito/pom.xml
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <testFailureIgnore>true</testFailureIgnore>
+                </configuration>
 			</plugin>
 
 		</plugins>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-data-flow/data-flow-shell/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-data-flow/data-flow-shell/pom.xml
index 6711edcb42..55fa995052 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-data-flow/data-flow-shell/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-data-flow/data-flow-shell/pom.xml
@@ -77,23 +77,4 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
-    <repositories>
-        <repository>
-            <id>spring-snapshots</id>
-            <name>Spring Snapshots</name>
-            <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
-            <snapshots>
-                <enabled>true</enabled>
-            </snapshots>
-        </repository>
-        <repository>
-            <id>spring-milestones</id>
-            <name>Spring Milestones</name>
-            <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
-            <snapshots>
-                <enabled>false</enabled>
-            </snapshots>
-        </repository>
-    </repositories>
-
 </project>