diff --git a/driver-core/src/test/java/com/datastax/driver/core/CCMBridge.java b/driver-core/src/test/java/com/datastax/driver/core/CCMBridge.java
index 80d461aa5e5..de1867dea6c 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/test/java/com/datastax/driver/core/CCMBridge.java
+++ b/driver-core/src/test/java/com/datastax/driver/core/CCMBridge.java
@@ -1348,6 +1348,9 @@ private String joinJvmArgs() {
       String quote = isWindows() ? "\"" : "";
       for (String jvmArg : jvmArgs) {
         // Windows requires jvm arguments to be quoted, while *nix requires unquoted.
+        if (scylla && jvmArg.startsWith("-Dcassandra")) {
+          continue;
+        }
         allJvmArgs.append(" ");
         allJvmArgs.append(quote);
         allJvmArgs.append("--jvm_arg=");
diff --git a/driver-core/src/test/java/com/datastax/driver/core/HostConnectionPoolTest.java b/driver-core/src/test/java/com/datastax/driver/core/HostConnectionPoolTest.java
index 34d382dcb8f..322590eda69 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/test/java/com/datastax/driver/core/HostConnectionPoolTest.java
+++ b/driver-core/src/test/java/com/datastax/driver/core/HostConnectionPoolTest.java
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ public void should_resurrect_trashed_connection_within_idle_timeout() throws Exc
       allRequests.addAll(requests);
       allRequests.add(MockRequest.send(pool));
 
-      verify(factory, after(2000).times(1)).open(any(HostConnectionPool.class));
+      verify(factory, after(2000).times(1)).open(any(HostConnectionPool.class), anyInt(), anyInt());
       assertPoolSize(pool, 2);
       Connection connection2 = pool.connections[0].get(1);
 
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ public void should_resurrect_trashed_connection_within_idle_timeout() throws Exc
 
       // Borrowing one more time should resurrect the trashed connection
       allRequests.addAll(MockRequest.sendMany(1, pool));
-      verify(factory, after(2000).times(1)).open(any(HostConnectionPool.class));
+      verify(factory, after(2000).times(1)).open(any(HostConnectionPool.class), anyInt(), anyInt());
       assertPoolSize(pool, 2);
 
       assertThat(pool.connections[0]).containsExactly(connection2, connection1);
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ public void should_not_resurrect_trashed_connection_after_idle_timeout() throws
       allRequests.addAll(requests);
       allRequests.add(MockRequest.send(pool));
 
-      verify(factory, after(2000).times(1)).open(any(HostConnectionPool.class));
+      verify(factory, after(2000).times(1)).open(any(HostConnectionPool.class), anyInt(), anyInt());
       assertPoolSize(pool, 2);
       reset(factory);
       Connection connection2 = pool.connections[0].get(1);
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ public void should_not_resurrect_trashed_connection_after_idle_timeout() throws
       allRequests.addAll(requests);
       allRequests.add(MockRequest.send(pool));
       assertThat(connection2.inFlight.get()).isEqualTo(101);
-      verify(factory, after(2000).times(1)).open(any(HostConnectionPool.class));
+      verify(factory, after(2000).times(1)).open(any(HostConnectionPool.class), anyInt(), anyInt());
       assertPoolSize(pool, 2);
 
       // Borrow again to get the new connection
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ public void should_not_close_trashed_connection_until_no_in_flight() throws Exce
       allRequests.addAll(requests);
       allRequests.add(MockRequest.send(pool));
 
-      verify(factory, after(2000).times(1)).open(any(HostConnectionPool.class));
+      verify(factory, after(2000).times(1)).open(any(HostConnectionPool.class), anyInt(), anyInt());
       assertThat(pool.connections[0]).hasSize(2);
 
       // Return enough times to get back under the threshold where one connection is enough