diff --git a/smp-server-library/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/sml/SmlConnectorTestDomain.java b/smp-server-library/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/sml/SmlConnectorTestDomain.java
index 44bf260efc027303a0a8230df5ce1708e45a0f40..97709cc2c43cf9422d9cb86e0a85f8f80c56b7e9 100644
--- a/smp-server-library/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/sml/SmlConnectorTestDomain.java
+++ b/smp-server-library/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/sml/SmlConnectorTestDomain.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
  * Created by JRC
  * since 4.1.
  */
+@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 public class SmlConnectorTestDomain  extends SmlConnectorTestBase{
 
    // private static List<IManageParticipantIdentifierWS> smlClientMocks = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/smp-server-library/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/sml/SmlConnectorTestParticipant.java b/smp-server-library/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/sml/SmlConnectorTestParticipant.java
index 2249cbade86bd7bfc85caaa1cee81d7c3cf9a11c..e3b5f3c37cdde261ac213435a698a1b249582a06 100644
--- a/smp-server-library/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/sml/SmlConnectorTestParticipant.java
+++ b/smp-server-library/src/test/java/eu/europa/ec/edelivery/smp/sml/SmlConnectorTestParticipant.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
  * Created by JRC
  * since 4.1.
  */
+@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 public class SmlConnectorTestParticipant extends SmlConnectorTestBase {