diff --git a/code/gms-backend/pom.xml b/code/gms-backend/pom.xml
index 115e4a50..e45b8e1a 100644
--- a/code/gms-backend/pom.xml
+++ b/code/gms-backend/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <backend.buildname>gms-app</backend.buildname>
         <spring-boot.version>3.2.0</spring-boot.version>
         <guava.version>32.0.0-jre</guava.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0-M4</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0-M5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <flyway.version>9.22.3</flyway.version>
         <jjwt.version>0.11.1</jjwt.version>
         <!-- Testing & code quality -->
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@
                         <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <printSummary>true</printSummary>
+                            <forkCount>1</forkCount>
+                            <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
                     <plugin>