diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2a741aca98..8a502651ed 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -278,13 +278,6 @@
                               <goal>build</goal>
                            </goals>
                         </execution>
-                        <execution>
-                           <id>build-image-verify</id>
-                           <phase>verify</phase>
-                           <goals>
-                              <goal>build</goal>
-                           </goals>
-                        </execution>
                      </executions>
                   </plugin>
                </plugins>
@@ -454,6 +447,74 @@
             </pluginManagement>
          </build>
       </profile>
+      <profile>
+         <id>start-db</id>
+         <activation>
+            <property>
+               <name>skip.integrationtests</name>
+               <value>false</value>
+            </property>
+         </activation>
+         <build>
+            <plugins>
+               <plugin>
+                  <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>docker-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                  <version>${fabric8.docker.version}</version>
+                  <configuration>
+                     <images>
+                        <image>
+                           <alias>test-database</alias>
+                           <name>postgres:${postgres.version}</name>
+                           <run>
+                              <ports>
+                                 <port>${database.port}:${postgresql.port}</port>
+                              </ports>
+                              <env>
+                                 <POSTGRES_PASSWORD>${alfresco.db.password}</POSTGRES_PASSWORD>
+                                 <POSTGRES_USER>${alfresco.db.username}</POSTGRES_USER>
+                                 <POSTGRES_DB>${alfresco.test.db.name}</POSTGRES_DB>
+                              </env>
+                              <cmd>
+                                 <shell>-c max_connections=300</shell>
+                              </cmd>
+                              <wait>
+                                 <log>database system is ready to accept connections</log>
+                                 <time>20000</time>
+                              </wait>
+                           </run>
+                        </image>
+                        <image>
+                           <name>alfresco/alfresco-activemq:${activemq.version}</name>
+                           <run>
+                              <ports>
+                                 <port>${activemq.port1}:${activemq.port1}</port>
+                                 <port>${activemq.port2}:${activemq.port2}</port>
+                              </ports>
+                           </run>
+                        </image>
+                     </images>
+                  </configuration>
+                  <executions>
+                     <execution>
+                        <id>start</id>
+                        <phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                           <goal>start</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                     </execution>
+                     <execution>
+                        <id>stop</id>
+                        <phase>post-integration-test</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                           <goal>stop</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                     </execution>
+                  </executions>
+               </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+         </build>
+      </profile>
    </profiles>
 
    <properties>
@@ -494,6 +555,7 @@
 
       <jackson.version>2.9.8</jackson.version>
       <fabric8.docker.version>0.25.0</fabric8.docker.version>
+      <docker.source.dir>.</docker.source.dir>
       <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
       <postgresql.version>42.2.5</postgresql.version>
       <postgresql.port>5432</postgresql.port>
@@ -1118,62 +1180,6 @@
                   </execution>
                </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-               <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
-               <artifactId>docker-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-               <version>${fabric8.docker.version}</version>
-               <configuration>
-                  <images>
-                     <image>
-                        <alias>test-database</alias>
-                        <name>postgres:${postgres.version}</name>
-                        <run>
-                           <ports>
-                              <port>${database.port}:${postgresql.port}</port>
-                           </ports>
-                           <env>
-                              <POSTGRES_PASSWORD>${alfresco.db.password}</POSTGRES_PASSWORD>
-                              <POSTGRES_USER>${alfresco.db.username}</POSTGRES_USER>
-                              <POSTGRES_DB>${alfresco.test.db.name}</POSTGRES_DB>
-                           </env>
-                           <cmd>
-                              <shell>-c max_connections=300</shell>
-                           </cmd>
-                           <wait>
-                              <log>database system is ready to accept connections</log>
-                              <time>20000</time>
-                           </wait>
-                        </run>
-                     </image>
-                     <image>
-                        <name>alfresco/alfresco-activemq:${activemq.version}</name>
-                        <run>
-                           <ports>
-                              <port>${activemq.port1}:${activemq.port1}</port>
-                              <port>${activemq.port2}:${activemq.port2}</port>
-                           </ports>
-                        </run>
-                     </image>
-                  </images>
-                  <skip>${skip.integrationtests}</skip>
-               </configuration>
-               <executions>
-                  <execution>
-                     <id>start</id>
-                     <phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
-                     <goals>
-                        <goal>start</goal>
-                     </goals>
-                  </execution>
-                  <execution>
-                     <id>stop</id>
-                     <phase>post-integration-test</phase>
-                     <goals>
-                        <goal>stop</goal>
-                     </goals>
-                  </execution>
-               </executions>
-            </plugin>
          </plugins>
       </pluginManagement>
    </build>