diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/jcr/importer/ImportTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/jcr/importer/ImportTest.java
index c3b049d05d..3bda20afca 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/jcr/importer/ImportTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/jcr/importer/ImportTest.java
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ import javax.jcr.Session;
 import javax.jcr.SimpleCredentials;
 
 import org.alfresco.jcr.test.BaseJCRTest;
+import org.alfresco.test_category.OwnJVMTestsCategory;
+import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 
-
+@Category(OwnJVMTestsCategory.class)
 public class ImportTest extends BaseJCRTest
 {
     protected Session superuserSession;
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/StartWorkflowActionExecuterTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/StartWorkflowActionExecuterTest.java
index a1ac9e9c7d..337b9524a0 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/StartWorkflowActionExecuterTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/StartWorkflowActionExecuterTest.java
@@ -30,14 +30,17 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.StoreRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PersonService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.NamespaceService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
+import org.alfresco.test_category.OwnJVMTestsCategory;
 import org.alfresco.util.BaseSpringTest;
 import org.alfresco.util.GUID;
+import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
 
 /**
  * Start Advanced Workflow action execution test
  * 
  * @author David Caruana
  */
+@Category(OwnJVMTestsCategory.class)
 public class StartWorkflowActionExecuterTest extends BaseSpringTest
 {
     private NodeService nodeService;
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/ReviewAndApproveTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/ReviewAndApproveTest.java
index c4dbfcdb0e..a92dfc60b2 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/ReviewAndApproveTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/workflow/jbpm/ReviewAndApproveTest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowPath;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowTask;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowTaskState;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
+import org.alfresco.test_category.OwnJVMTestsCategory;
 import org.alfresco.util.BaseSpringTest;
+import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 
 
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
  * 
  * @author davidc
  */
+@Category(OwnJVMTestsCategory.class)
 public class ReviewAndApproveTest extends BaseSpringTest
 {
     AuthenticationComponent authenticationComponent;