diff --git a/extensions/infinispan-client/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/infinispan-client/deployment/pom.xml
index ffd4158e6ccfb..3e915150c829a 100644
--- a/extensions/infinispan-client/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/infinispan-client/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -110,9 +110,39 @@
                     </annotationProcessorPaths>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <skip>true</skip>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>test-infinispan</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property>
+                    <name>test-containers</name>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <skip>false</skip>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <skip>false</skip>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
         <!-- Skip the tests on Windows -->
         <profile>
             <id>skip-tests-windows</id>