diff --git a/libraries-5/pom.xml b/libraries-5/pom.xml
index 85b1f3b475..eefc265457 100644
--- a/libraries-5/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries-5/pom.xml
@@ -118,6 +118,19 @@
             <version>${jmh-core.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
+    
+     <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                	<systemPropertyVariables> 
+                		<pact.rootDir>target/mypacts</pact.rootDir> 
+                	</systemPropertyVariables> </configuration>
+            </plugin>           
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 
     <properties>
         <pact.version>3.6.3</pact.version>
diff --git a/libraries-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/pact/PactProviderLiveTest.java b/libraries-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/pact/PactProviderLiveTest.java
index 7b72dec852..b53e88c61a 100644
--- a/libraries-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/pact/PactProviderLiveTest.java
+++ b/libraries-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/pact/PactProviderLiveTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import au.com.dius.pact.provider.junit5.PactVerificationContext;
 import au.com.dius.pact.provider.junit5.PactVerificationInvocationContextProvider;
 
 @Provider("test_provider")
-@PactFolder("target/pacts")
+@PactFolder("target/mypacts")
 public class PactProviderLiveTest {
 	
     private static ConfigurableWebApplicationContext application;