diff --git a/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0294/user-settings.xml b/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0294/user-settings.xml
index 162e42b24..472030e1c 100644
--- a/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0294/user-settings.xml
+++ b/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0294/user-settings.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ under the License.
         <repository>
           <id>central</id>
           <name>Apache Maven Integration Testing Repository</name>
-          <url>http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/maven/</url>
+          <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/</url>
           <releases>
             <enabled>true</enabled>
           </releases>
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ under the License.
         <pluginRepository>
           <id>central</id>
           <name>Apache Maven Integration Testing Repository</name>
-          <url>http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/maven/</url>
+          <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/</url>
           <releases>
             <enabled>true</enabled>
           </releases>
diff --git a/core-it-support/maven-it-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/AbstractMavenIntegrationTestCase.java b/core-it-support/maven-it-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/AbstractMavenIntegrationTestCase.java
index 213291392..dfc4dadb6 100644
--- a/core-it-support/maven-it-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/AbstractMavenIntegrationTestCase.java
+++ b/core-it-support/maven-it-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/AbstractMavenIntegrationTestCase.java
@@ -550,6 +550,16 @@ protected Verifier newVerifier( String basedir, String settings, boolean debug )
         throws VerificationException
     {
         Verifier verifier = new Verifier( basedir, debug );
+        verifier.getVerifierProperties().setProperty( "use.mavenRepoLocal", Boolean.FALSE.toString() );
+
+        verifier.setLocalRepo( new File( "target/it-local-repo" ).getAbsolutePath() );
+        verifier.addCliArguments( "-Dmaven.repo.local=" + verifier.getLocalRepository() );
+
+        String mavenRepoLocal = System.getProperty( "maven.repo.local", null );
+        if ( mavenRepoLocal != null )
+        {
+            verifier.addCliArguments( "-Dmaven.repo.local.tail=" + mavenRepoLocal );
+        }
 
         verifier.setAutoclean( false );