diff --git a/spring-akka/pom.xml b/spring-akka/pom.xml
index 6299448ec8..eb33ca4848 100644
--- a/spring-akka/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-akka/pom.xml
@@ -65,9 +65,54 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <excludes>
+                        <exclude>**/*IntegrationTest.java</exclude>
+                        <exclude>**/*LiveTest.java</exclude>
+                    </excludes>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
-
-    </build>
+    </build>  
+    
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>integration</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>integration-test</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>test</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <excludes>
+                                        <exclude>**/*LiveTest.java</exclude>
+                                    </excludes>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>**/*IntegrationTest.java</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <systemPropertyVariables>
+                                <test.mime>json</test.mime>
+                            </systemPropertyVariables>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
 
     <properties>
         <spring.version>4.3.2.RELEASE</spring.version>
@@ -75,6 +120,8 @@
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
 
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-akka/src/test/java/org/baeldung/akka/SpringAkkaTest.java b/spring-akka/src/test/java/org/baeldung/akka/SpringAkkaIntegrationTest.java
similarity index 94%
rename from spring-akka/src/test/java/org/baeldung/akka/SpringAkkaTest.java
rename to spring-akka/src/test/java/org/baeldung/akka/SpringAkkaIntegrationTest.java
index e5351e9d0f..c5da0f747e 100644
--- a/spring-akka/src/test/java/org/baeldung/akka/SpringAkkaTest.java
+++ b/spring-akka/src/test/java/org/baeldung/akka/SpringAkkaIntegrationTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import static akka.pattern.Patterns.ask;
 import static org.baeldung.akka.SpringExtension.SPRING_EXTENSION_PROVIDER;
 
 @ContextConfiguration(classes = AppConfiguration.class)
-public class SpringAkkaTest extends AbstractJUnit4SpringContextTests {
+public class SpringAkkaIntegrationTest extends AbstractJUnit4SpringContextTests {
 
     @Autowired
     private ActorSystem system;