diff --git a/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.application.mgt.core/pom.xml b/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.application.mgt.core/pom.xml
index 9c3ab8ff85..7134db16fc 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.application.mgt.core/pom.xml
+++ b/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.application.mgt.core/pom.xml
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
+                    <argLine>
+                        --add-opens=java.xml/jdk.xml.internal=ALL-UNNAMED
+                        --add-opens=java.base/jdk.internal.loader=ALL-UNNAMED
+                    </argLine>
                     <suiteXmlFiles>
                         <suiteXmlFile>src/test/resources/testng.xml</suiteXmlFile>
                     </suiteXmlFiles>
@@ -160,6 +164,9 @@
                         <jacoco-agent.destfile>${basedir}/target/coverage-reports/jacoco-unit.exec</jacoco-agent.destfile>
                         <log4j.configuration>file:src/test/resources/log4j.properties</log4j.configuration>
                     </systemPropertyVariables>
+                    <classpathDependencyExcludes>
+                        <classpathDependencyExclude>org.ops4j.pax.logging</classpathDependencyExclude>
+                    </classpathDependencyExcludes>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
diff --git a/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.application.mgt.core/src/test/resources/user-test/user-mgt-registry-test.xml b/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.application.mgt.core/src/test/resources/user-test/user-mgt-registry-test.xml
index fc32a2698d..96fd6acfff 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.application.mgt.core/src/test/resources/user-test/user-mgt-registry-test.xml
+++ b/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.application.mgt.core/src/test/resources/user-test/user-mgt-registry-test.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	    <EveryOneRoleName>everyone</EveryOneRoleName>
             <ReadOnly>false</ReadOnly>
             <MaxUserNameListLength>500</MaxUserNameListLength>
-			<Property name="url">jdbc:h2:target/databasetest/CARBON_TEST</Property>
+			<Property name="url">jdbc:h2:./target/databasetest/CARBON_TEST</Property>
 			<Property name="driverName">org.h2.Driver</Property>
 			<Property name="maxActive">50</Property>
 			<Property name="maxWait">60000</Property>