diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 19974d0..2de6bac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
                 <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
                 <property>
                     <name>sling.run.modes</name>
-                    <value>!oak,oak_tar</value>
+                    <value>!oak</value>
                 </property>
             </activation>
             <properties>
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
             <activation>
                 <property>
                     <name>sling.run.modes</name>
-                    <value>oak,oak_tar</value>
+                    <value>oak</value>
                 </property>
             </activation>
             <properties>
diff --git a/src/test/config/sling.properties b/src/test/config/sling.properties
index 588caa3..bb7b3b5 100644
--- a/src/test/config/sling.properties
+++ b/src/test/config/sling.properties
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 
 # jackrabbit and oak run modes are mutually exclusive,
 # and cannot be changed after the first startup
-sling.run.mode.install.options=jackrabbit,oak
+sling.run.mode.install.options=jackrabbit,oak|oak_tar,oak_mongo