diff --git a/jms-quickstart/README.md b/jms-quickstart/README.md
index dc624e346c..5cdfab278c 100644
--- a/jms-quickstart/README.md
+++ b/jms-quickstart/README.md
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ This project illustrates how you can use Artemis JMS with Quarkus.
 
 ## Artemis server
 
-First you need an Apache ActiveMQ Artemis server. You can follow the instructions from the [Apache Artemis web site](https://activemq.apache.org/components/artemis/) or run via docker using the [ArtemisCloud](https://artemiscloud.io/) container image:
+In order to run the application you need an Apache ActiveMQ Artemis server. You can follow the instructions from the [Apache Artemis web site](https://activemq.apache.org/components/artemis/) or run via docker using the [ArtemisCloud](https://artemiscloud.io/) container image:
 
 ```bash
 docker run -it --rm -p 8161:8161 -p 61616:61616 -p 5672:5672 -e AMQ_USER=quarkus -e AMQ_PASSWORD=quarkus quay.io/artemiscloud/activemq-artemis-broker:0.1.4
 ```
 
+Note that tests/integration-tests will utilise an in memory Artemis server and so do not require a running Artemis server.
+
 ## Start the application
 
 The application can be started using:
@@ -39,3 +41,4 @@ You can compile the application into a native binary using:
 and run with:
 
 `./target/jms-quickstart-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-runner`
+
diff --git a/jms-quickstart/pom.xml b/jms-quickstart/pom.xml
index 95d616fdc4..c27793fb87 100644
--- a/jms-quickstart/pom.xml
+++ b/jms-quickstart/pom.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
         <quarkus-artemis.version>3.8.3</quarkus-artemis.version>
 
         <!-- Tests are unstable -->
-        <skipTests>true</skipTests>
-        <skipITs>true</skipITs>
+        <skipTests>false</skipTests>
+        <skipITs>false</skipITs>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/jms-quickstart/src/main/java/org/acme/jms/PriceProducer.java b/jms-quickstart/src/main/java/org/acme/jms/PriceProducer.java
index 2505c95449..e906dacb01 100644
--- a/jms-quickstart/src/main/java/org/acme/jms/PriceProducer.java
+++ b/jms-quickstart/src/main/java/org/acme/jms/PriceProducer.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class PriceProducer implements Runnable {
     private final ScheduledExecutorService scheduler = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
 
     void onStart(@Observes StartupEvent ev) {
-        scheduler.scheduleWithFixedDelay(this, 0L, 5L, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        scheduler.scheduleWithFixedDelay(this, 1L, 5L, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
     }
 
     void onStop(@Observes ShutdownEvent ev) {