diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.emf.edapt.tests/pom.xml b/tests/org.eclipse.emf.edapt.tests/pom.xml
index b6f3475..2675f7f 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.emf.edapt.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.emf.edapt.tests/pom.xml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 				<artifactId>tycho-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
-					<useUIThread>true</useUIThread>
+					<useUIHarness>false</useUIHarness>
+					<useUIThread>false</useUIThread>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/FactoryHelperTest.java</include>
 					</includes>