Found the answer myself.. I accidentally used the following syntax:
<includes> <include>a, b, c</include> </includes> instead of <includes> <include>a</include> <include>b</include> <include>c</include> </includes> It turns out that with forkMode once the incorrect syntax works and with forkMode always not :-) Amazing.. -- View this message in context: http://maven.40175.n5.nabble.com/Surefire-plugin-forkMode-always-does-not-work-tp2739994p2740151.html Sent from the Maven - Issues mailing list archive at Nabble.com.