diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 58ccef5..093d6bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,41 +64,12 @@
         </executions>
         <configuration>
           <redirectTestOutputToFile>true</redirectTestOutputToFile>
-          <systemProperties>
-            <property>
-              <name>bundle.filename</name>
-              <value>${basedir}/target/${project.build.finalName}.jar</value>
-            </property>
-            <property>
-              <name>jacoco.command</name>
-              <value>${jacoco.command}</value>
-            </property>
-          </systemProperties>
+          <systemPropertyVariables combine.children="append">
+            <bundle.filename>${basedir}/target/${project.build.finalName}.jar</bundle.filename>
+          </systemPropertyVariables>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>prepare-agent</id>
-            <configuration>
-              <propertyName>jacoco.command</propertyName>
-            </configuration>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-          <execution>
-            <id>report</id>
-            <phase>post-integration-test</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>report</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.servicemix.tooling</groupId>
         <artifactId>depends-maven-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/scripting/groovy/it/GroovyTestSupport.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/scripting/groovy/it/GroovyTestSupport.java
index ba2e338..19cdbac 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/scripting/groovy/it/GroovyTestSupport.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/scripting/groovy/it/GroovyTestSupport.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.sling.scripting.groovy.it;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.script.ScriptEngineFactory;
 
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@
 import org.ops4j.pax.exam.ProbeBuilder;
 import org.ops4j.pax.exam.TestProbeBuilder;
 import org.ops4j.pax.exam.options.ModifiableCompositeOption;
+import org.ops4j.pax.exam.options.OptionalCompositeOption;
+import org.ops4j.pax.exam.options.extra.VMOption;
 import org.ops4j.pax.exam.util.Filter;
 import org.osgi.service.http.HttpService;
 
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.junitBundles;
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.mavenBundle;
 import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.vmOption;
+import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.when;
 
 public class GroovyTestSupport extends TestSupport {
 
@@ -84,10 +89,17 @@
             mavenBundle().groupId("org.jsoup").artifactId("jsoup").versionAsInProject(),
             mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.servicemix.bundles").artifactId("org.apache.servicemix.bundles.hamcrest").versionAsInProject(),
             junitBundles(),
-            vmOption(System.getProperty("jacoco.command"))
+            jacoco() // remove with Testing PaxExam 4.0
         );
     }
 
+    // remove with Testing PaxExam 4.0
+    protected OptionalCompositeOption jacoco() {
+        final String jacocoCommand = System.getProperty("jacoco.command");
+        final VMOption option = Objects.nonNull(jacocoCommand) && !jacocoCommand.trim().isEmpty() ? vmOption(jacocoCommand) : null;
+        return when(Objects.nonNull(option)).useOptions(option);
+    }
+
     @ProbeBuilder
     public TestProbeBuilder probeConfiguration(final TestProbeBuilder testProbeBuilder) {
         testProbeBuilder.setHeader(Constants.EXPORT_PACKAGE, "org.apache.sling.scripting.groovy.it.app");