diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/pom.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/pom.xml
index b1f0c28b45e..4c37196df56 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/pom.xml
@@ -13,5 +13,23 @@
 
 	<version>5.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<artifactId>org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests</artifactId>
-	<packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
+	<packaging>eclipse-test-plugin</packaging>
+	
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
+				<artifactId>tycho-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
+					<argLine>-Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<includes>
+						<include>**/AutomatedSuite.*</include>
+					</includes>
+					<testFailureIgnore>true</testFailureIgnore>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
 </project>