diff --git a/tooling/karaf-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/tooling/karaf-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 481e267..2f53c84 100644
--- a/tooling/karaf-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tooling/karaf-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@
                     <debug>true</debug>
                     <projectsDirectory>src/it</projectsDirectory>
                     <cloneProjectsTo>${project.build.directory}/it</cloneProjectsTo>
-                    <pomIncludes>
-                        <pomInclude>*/pom.xml</pomInclude>
-                    </pomIncludes>
+                    <pomExcludes>
+                        <pomExclude>test-run/pom.xml</pomExclude>
+                    </pomExcludes>
                     <postBuildHookScript>verify</postBuildHookScript>
                     <!--<localRepositoryPath>${project.build.directory}/system</localRepositoryPath>-->
                     <!--<settingsFile>src/it/settings.xml</settingsFile>-->
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@
                             <invokerPropertiesFile>src/test/offline.properties</invokerPropertiesFile>
                             <pomExcludes>
                                 <pomExclude>test-check-dependencies-failure/pom.xml</pomExclude>
+                                <pomExclude>test-run/pom.xml</pomExclude>
                             </pomExcludes>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>