diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.tests/pom.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.tests/pom.xml
index 0fdd095d772..d841a918b1f 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.tests/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>${base.ui.test.vmargs}</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} ${base.ui.test.vmargs}</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/AllAutotoolsTests.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui.tests/pom.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui.tests/pom.xml
index 3d76daec1eb..49816d638f7 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui.tests/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
           <useUIThread>false</useUIThread>
           <product>org.eclipse.platform.ide</product>
           <application>org.eclipse.ui.ide.workbench</application>
-          <argLine>${base.ui.test.vmargs}</argLine>
+          <argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} ${base.ui.test.vmargs}</argLine>
           <includes>
              <include>**/AllTests.*</include>
           </includes>
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core.tests/pom.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core.tests/pom.xml
index 73a1646db1b..1e518fff8ca 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core.tests/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>false</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>-Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/AutomatedIntegrationSuite.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.tests/pom.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.tests/pom.xml
index fa61bed9468..480ee052332 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.tests/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} ${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/AllMakeUITests.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/pom.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/pom.xml
index 8e0174e6a70..1904deae462 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.tests/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 				<configuration>
 					<!-- Yes, the  managed build core tests use the UI harness. -->
 					<useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>${base.ui.test.vmargs} -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} ${base.ui.test.vmargs} -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/AllManagedBuildTests.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui.tests/pom.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui.tests/pom.xml
index 664656b5c4d..05cb4ed0a6d 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui.tests/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>${base.ui.test.vmargs} -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} ${base.ui.test.vmargs} -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/AllManagedBuildUITests.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.test/pom.xml b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.test/pom.xml
index cc1e065d90f..f2dc937f539 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.test/pom.xml
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.test/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 				<configuration>
 					<!-- Need UI harness for quick fix tests -->
 					<useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} ${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/AutomatedIntegrationSuite.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.alltests/pom.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.alltests/pom.xml
index 46d10ebd50b..b164561df2d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.alltests/pom.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.alltests/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>false</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>-Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/UPCParserTestSuite.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/pom.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/pom.xml
index 39beaf2e446..deff550357f 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>false</useUIHarness>
 					<!-- Core tests actually use eclipse.ui classes, see CProjectHelper -->
-					<argLine>${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} ${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/AutomatedIntegrationSuite.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/pom.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/pom.xml
index 48825e43907..f1481ee02ed 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} ${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/AutomatedSuite.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.tests/pom.xml b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.tests/pom.xml
index 17761b59afe..164ad44b5bc 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.tests/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>-Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/AllDebugTests.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.tests/pom.xml b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.tests/pom.xml
index 63ee806ec5c..a8fab4cb287 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.tests/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>false</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} ${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/AllTests.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml
index 730e3c90812..0c77061eb1c 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>false</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M ${gdbPathOption}</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} ${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M ${gdbPathOption}</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/${gdbTestSuite}</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launchbar.core.tests/pom.xml b/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launchbar.core.tests/pom.xml
index b79371ce6c5..0570281df5e 100644
--- a/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launchbar.core.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launchbar.core.tests/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 				<configuration>
 					<!-- It does not need ui, but it does not work headless for some reason -->
 					<useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} ${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/AutomatedIntegrationSuite.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/lrparser/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser.tests/pom.xml b/lrparser/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser.tests/pom.xml
index fc563082bd1..5baf3635375 100644
--- a/lrparser/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/lrparser/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser.tests/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>false</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>-Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/LRParserTestSuite.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f75b4a349c3..50fe72d6204 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
 				<artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>0.6.2.201302030002</version>
+				<version>0.7.1.201405082137</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>pre-test</id>
diff --git a/qt/org.eclipse.cdt.qt.tests/pom.xml b/qt/org.eclipse.cdt.qt.tests/pom.xml
index ce026fb032a..5daf1ec5b36 100644
--- a/qt/org.eclipse.cdt.qt.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/qt/org.eclipse.cdt.qt.tests/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} ${base.ui.test.vmargs} -ea -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/AllQtTests.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/testsrunner/org.eclipse.cdt.testsrunner.test/pom.xml b/testsrunner/org.eclipse.cdt.testsrunner.test/pom.xml
index 0892f8cab25..07cf0cc5144 100644
--- a/testsrunner/org.eclipse.cdt.testsrunner.test/pom.xml
+++ b/testsrunner/org.eclipse.cdt.testsrunner.test/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>${base.ui.test.vmargs}</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} ${base.ui.test.vmargs}</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/TestsRunnerSuite.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc.tests/pom.xml b/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc.tests/pom.xml
index 46d10ebd50b..b164561df2d 100644
--- a/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/upc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.upc.tests/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>false</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>-Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/UPCParserTestSuite.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser.xlc.tests/pom.xml b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser.xlc.tests/pom.xml
index 2a0dc10904a..f9656b5b418 100644
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser.xlc.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.core.lrparser.xlc.tests/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>false</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>-Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/XlcTestSuite.*</include>
 					</includes>
diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc.tests/pom.xml b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc.tests/pom.xml
index fe747cc0491..94c709902c3 100644
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc.tests/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 				<version>${tycho-version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>false</useUIHarness>
-					<argLine>-Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
+					<argLine>${tycho.testArgLine} -Xms256m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256M</argLine>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/AllXlcErrorParserTests.*</include>
 					</includes>