diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cefebdc..93e3d40 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@
         </dependencies>
         <configuration>
           <skipTests>${skipTests}</skipTests>
+          <!-- TODO - this is a workaround for a bug, remove when surefire is updated to 3.x -->
+          <useSystemClassLoader>false</useSystemClassLoader>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>