diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/pom.xml b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/pom.xml
index f0848455c6..68b01e2a28 100644
--- a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/pom.xml
@@ -686,6 +686,9 @@
                               ~ See KEYCLOAK-15692, ELY-1891 issues & PRs of EAP7-1219 issue for details.
                               -->
                             <wildfly-client.config.path>${project.build.directory}${file.separator}dependency${file.separator}wildfly-config.xml</wildfly-client.config.path>
+
+                            <!-- needed when running the embedded Quarkus auth server -->
+                            <java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.common.threadFactory>io.quarkus.bootstrap.forkjoin.QuarkusForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory</java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.common.threadFactory>
                         </systemPropertyVariables>
                         <properties>
                             <property>