diff --git a/http-client-gson-adapter/pom.xml b/http-client-gson-adapter/pom.xml
index 191f47e8a..c45680c03 100644
--- a/http-client-gson-adapter/pom.xml
+++ b/http-client-gson-adapter/pom.xml
@@ -24,15 +24,6 @@
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
-    <!-- test dependencies  -->
-
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-
   </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/http-client/pom.xml b/http-client/pom.xml
index bdfc43fbb..6dfd31353 100644
--- a/http-client/pom.xml
+++ b/http-client/pom.xml
@@ -56,13 +56,6 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.javalin</groupId>
       <artifactId>javalin</artifactId>
@@ -93,6 +86,19 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.2.5</version>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.2.5</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <argLine>-XX:+EnableDynamicAgentLoading -Dnet.bytebuddy.experimental=true</argLine>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2a26dcbe6..28e360790 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+      <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
+      <version>1.14.13</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+      <artifactId>byte-buddy-agent</artifactId>
+      <version>1.14.13</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>