diff --git a/docker/joynr-java/scripts/build/java-clean-build b/docker/joynr-java/scripts/build/java-clean-build
index 88fcb821e5..ae2dcbd52c 100755
--- a/docker/joynr-java/scripts/build/java-clean-build
+++ b/docker/joynr-java/scripts/build/java-clean-build
@@ -29,9 +29,48 @@ while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
     shift
 done
 
+echo '####################################################'
+echo '# start tests'
+echo '####################################################'
+
+cd /data/src
+
+# 1st run; just build without tests to provide WAR files for payara
 mvn clean $GOAL -P no-license-and-notice,no-java-formatter,no-checkstyle \
+-DskipTests=true \
 -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true \
+-Denforcer.skip=true -Dmaven.compile.fork=true \
+-Dmaven.junit.fork=true
+
+echo '####################################################'
+echo '# start services'
+echo '####################################################'
+mosquitto -c /etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf -v &
+MOSQUITTO_PID=$!
+
+DISCOVERY_DIRECTORY_WAR_FILE=$(find /data/src/java/backend-services/discovery-directory-jee/target -iregex ".*discovery-directory-jee-.*war")
+DOMAIN_ACCESS_CONTROLLER_WAR_FILE=$(find /data/src/java/backend-services/domain-access-controller-jee/target -iregex ".*domain-access-controller-jee-.*war")
+
+/data/src/docker/joynr-base/scripts/start-payara.sh -w $DISCOVERY_DIRECTORY_WAR_FILE,$DOMAIN_ACCESS_CONTROLLER_WAR_FILE
+
+# Assume that mosquitto and payara have sufficient time to startup before reaching
+# any test code that requires it;
+# also assume that it is safe to remove and recreate WAR files once payara got
+# started and WAR files have been deployed
+
+# 2nd run; now including test execution which requires mosquitto / payara
+mvn clean $GOAL -P no-license-and-notice,no-java-formatter,no-checkstyle \
 -DskipTests=$SKIPTESTS \
--Denforcer.skip=true \
--Dmaven.compile.fork=true \
+-Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true \
+-Denforcer.skip=true -Dmaven.compile.fork=true \
 -Dmaven.junit.fork=true
+
+echo '####################################################'
+echo '# stop services'
+echo '####################################################'
+
+/data/src/docker/joynr-base/scripts/stop-payara.sh
+
+kill -TERM $MOSQUITTO_PID
+wait $MOSQUITTO_PID
+exit 0
diff --git a/java/messaging/mqtt/joynr-mqtt-client/src/test/java/io/joynr/messaging/mqtt/paho/client/MqttPahoClientTest.java b/java/messaging/mqtt/joynr-mqtt-client/src/test/java/io/joynr/messaging/mqtt/paho/client/MqttPahoClientTest.java
index 8df500ef83..6d78c62a97 100644
--- a/java/messaging/mqtt/joynr-mqtt-client/src/test/java/io/joynr/messaging/mqtt/paho/client/MqttPahoClientTest.java
+++ b/java/messaging/mqtt/joynr-mqtt-client/src/test/java/io/joynr/messaging/mqtt/paho/client/MqttPahoClientTest.java
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ public void setUp() {
         properties.put(LimitAndBackpressureSettings.PROPERTY_BACKPRESSURE_INCOMING_MQTT_REQUESTS_LOWER_THRESHOLD, "20");
         properties.put(MqttModule.PROPERTY_MQTT_CLEAN_SESSION, "false");
         properties.put(MqttModule.PROPERTY_KEY_MQTT_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE_BYTES, "0");
+        properties.put(MqttModule.PROPERTY_KEY_MQTT_BROKER_URI, "tcp://localhost:" + mqttBrokerPort);
         serializedMessage = new byte[10];
     }