diff --git a/etc/scripts/updatehelidonversion.sh b/etc/scripts/updatehelidonversion.sh
index f06d53d8a..573c7d44e 100755
--- a/etc/scripts/updatehelidonversion.sh
+++ b/etc/scripts/updatehelidonversion.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash 
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+# Copyright (c) 2022, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ if [ -z "${NEW_VERSION}" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ -z "${TMPDIR}" ]; then
+  readonly TMPDIR="/tmp"
+fi
+
 readonly POM_FILES=$(find . -name pom.xml -print)
 
 for f in ${POM_FILES}; do
diff --git a/examples/microprofile/http-status-count-mp/src/test/java/io/helidon/examples/mp/httpstatuscount/StatusTest.java b/examples/microprofile/http-status-count-mp/src/test/java/io/helidon/examples/mp/httpstatuscount/StatusTest.java
index a124a1d3d..7d1db3321 100644
--- a/examples/microprofile/http-status-count-mp/src/test/java/io/helidon/examples/mp/httpstatuscount/StatusTest.java
+++ b/examples/microprofile/http-status-count-mp/src/test/java/io/helidon/examples/mp/httpstatuscount/StatusTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ void findStatusMetrics() {
 
     @Test
     void checkStatusMetrics() {
-        checkAfterStatus(171);
+        // intermediate responses are not "full" responses and since JDK 20 they are not returned by the client at all
+        if (Runtime.version().feature() < 20) {
+            checkAfterStatus(171);
+        }
         checkAfterStatus(200);
         checkAfterStatus(201);
         checkAfterStatus(204);