diff --git a/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml b/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 7bc794cba0..926a00f73f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
 					<settingsFile>src/it/settings.xml</settingsFile>
-					<projectsDirectory>${project.parent.basedir}/spring-boot-samples/</projectsDirectory>
+					<projectsDirectory>${main.basedir}/spring-boot-samples/</projectsDirectory>
 					<localRepositoryPath>${project.build.directory}/local-repo</localRepositoryPath>
 					<skipInvocation>${skipTests}</skipInvocation>
 				</configuration>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
index fd812bb1b8..8e4f982986 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<classifier>tests</classifier>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>