diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-active-collection/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/CheckThreadSafetyMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-active-collection/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/CheckThreadSafetyMojo.java
index f8f4441bd7cf..0152a85569f1 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-active-collection/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/CheckThreadSafetyMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-active-collection/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/CheckThreadSafetyMojo.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.LifecyclePhase;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.logging.Log;
 
 /**
  * Checks the thread-safe retrieval of components from active component collections.
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@
 @Mojo(name = "check-thread-safety", defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.VALIDATE)
 public class CheckThreadSafetyMojo extends AbstractMojo {
 
+    private static final String MAVEN_CORE_IT_LOG = "[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] ";
     /**
      * Project base directory used for manual path alignment.
      */
@@ -70,60 +73,45 @@ public class CheckThreadSafetyMojo extends AbstractMojo {
      * Runs this mojo.
      *
      * @throws MojoExecutionException If the output file could not be created.
+     *
+     * @implNote threads need to use different realms to trigger changes of the collections.
      */
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException {
-        Properties componentProperties = new Properties();
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Testing concurrent component access");
-
-        ClassLoader pluginRealm = getClass().getClassLoader();
-        ClassLoader coreRealm = MojoExecutionException.class.getClassLoader();
-
-        final Map map = componentMap;
-        final List list = componentList;
-        final List go = new Vector();
-        final List exceptions = new Vector();
-
-        Thread[] threads = new Thread[2];
+        getLog().info(MAVEN_CORE_IT_LOG + "Testing concurrent component access");
+        final Thread[] threads = new Thread[2];
+        final List<Exception> exceptions = new Vector<>();
+        final CountDownLatch startLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
         for (int i = 0; i < threads.length; i++) {
-            // NOTE: The threads need to use different realms to trigger changes of the collections
-            final ClassLoader cl = (i % 2) == 0 ? pluginRealm : coreRealm;
-            threads[i] = new Thread() {
-                private final ClassLoader tccl = cl;
-
-                public void run() {
-                    getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Thread " + this + " uses " + tccl);
-                    Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(tccl);
-                    while (go.isEmpty()) {
-                        // wait for start
-                    }
-                    for (int j = 0; j < 10 * 1000; j++) {
-                        try {
-                            for (Object o : map.values()) {
-                                o.toString();
-                            }
-                            for (Object aList : list) {
-                                aList.toString();
-                            }
-                        } catch (Exception e) {
-                            getLog().warn("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Thread " + this + " encountered concurrency issue", e);
-                            exceptions.add(e);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            };
+            threads[i] = new Thread(new CheckThreadSafetyTask(
+                    (i % 2) == 0 ? getClass().getClassLoader() : MojoExecutionException.class.getClassLoader(),
+                    startLatch,
+                    componentMap,
+                    componentList,
+                    exceptions,
+                    getLog()
+            ));
             threads[i].start();
         }
 
-        go.add(null);
+        startLatch.countDown(); // signal all threads to start
+        joinOrInterrupt(threads);
+        storeComponentProperties(exceptions);
+        getLog().info(MAVEN_CORE_IT_LOG + "Created output file " + outputFile);
+    }
+
+    private void joinOrInterrupt(Thread[] threads) {
         for (Thread thread : threads) {
             try {
                 thread.join();
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                getLog().warn("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Interrupted while joining " + thread);
+                Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+                getLog().warn(MAVEN_CORE_IT_LOG + "Interrupted while joining " + thread);
             }
         }
+    }
 
+    private void storeComponentProperties( List<Exception> exceptions) throws MojoExecutionException {
+        final Properties componentProperties= new Properties();
         componentProperties.setProperty("components", Integer.toString(componentList.size()));
         componentProperties.setProperty("exceptions", Integer.toString(exceptions.size()));
 
@@ -131,25 +119,51 @@ public void run() {
             outputFile = new File(basedir, outputFile.getPath());
         }
 
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file " + outputFile);
-
-        OutputStream out = null;
-        try {
+        getLog().info(MAVEN_CORE_IT_LOG + "Creating output file " + outputFile);
+        try (OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(outputFile)) {
             outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            out = new FileOutputStream(outputFile);
             componentProperties.store(out, "MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG");
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + outputFile, e);
-        } finally {
-            if (out != null) {
+        }
+    }
+
+    private record CheckThreadSafetyTask(
+            ClassLoader tccl,
+            CountDownLatch startLatch,
+            Map<String, TestComponent> map,
+            List<TestComponent> list,
+            List<Exception> exceptions,
+            Log log
+    ) implements Runnable {
+
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+            log.info(MAVEN_CORE_IT_LOG + "Thread " + Thread.currentThread() + " uses " + tccl);
+            Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(tccl);
+            try {
+                startLatch.await(); // wait for the start signal
+                checkThreadSafety();
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+                log.warn(MAVEN_CORE_IT_LOG + "Thread " + Thread.currentThread() + " was interrupted while waiting");
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void checkThreadSafety() {
+            for (int j = 0; j < 10 * 1000; j++) {
                 try {
-                    out.close();
-                } catch (IOException e) {
-                    // just ignore
+                    for (Object o : map.values()) {
+                        o.toString();
+                    }
+                    for (Object aList : list) {
+                        aList.toString();
+                    }
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    log.warn(MAVEN_CORE_IT_LOG + "Thread " + Thread.currentThread() + " encountered concurrency issue", e);
+                    exceptions.add(e);
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file " + outputFile);
     }
-}
+}
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