diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/exec/TestDefaultMavenReportExecutor.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/exec/TestDefaultMavenReportExecutor.java
index ced71fb..89c3726 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/exec/TestDefaultMavenReportExecutor.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/reporting/exec/TestDefaultMavenReportExecutor.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.testing.stubs.MavenProjectStub;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 import org.apache.maven.repository.RepositorySystem;
+import org.apache.maven.settings.Mirror;
 import org.apache.maven.settings.Settings;
 import org.apache.maven.settings.building.DefaultSettingsBuildingRequest;
 import org.apache.maven.settings.building.SettingsBuilder;
@@ -210,6 +211,12 @@
         } );
         final Settings settings = getSettings();
 
+        Mirror centralMirror = new Mirror();
+        centralMirror.setId("httpsCentral");
+        centralMirror.setMirrorOf( "central" );
+        centralMirror.setUrl( "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2" );
+        request.setMirrors( Collections.singletonList( centralMirror ) );
+
         getContainer().lookup( MavenExecutionRequestPopulator.class ).populateFromSettings( request, settings );
 
         getContainer().lookup( MavenExecutionRequestPopulator.class ).populateDefaults( request );