diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b188e422cd..5426e670c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Dependency Test # installs all dependencies
         run: mvn test -Dtest=org.myrobotlab.framework.DependencyTest -q
       - name: Build with Maven # currently cannot test opencv
-        run: mvn -Dtest=!**/OpenCV* test surefire-report:report jacoco:report -q
+        run: mvn --batch-mode test surefire-report:report jacoco:report -q
 
       - name: Get next version
         uses: reecetech/version-increment@2023.9.3
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c38c3d944f..5734c6f761 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <version>2.22.2</version>
+        <version>2.18</version>
         <configuration>
           <!-- critical for jacoco to have original argLine prefixed here-->
           <argLine>${argLine} -Djava.library.path=libraries/native
@@ -2052,6 +2052,7 @@
           </includes>
           <excludes>
             <exclude>**/integration/*</exclude>
+            <exclude>**/OpenCV*</exclude>
           </excludes>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
           </systemPropertyVariables>