diff --git a/Mustang-CLI/pom.xml b/Mustang-CLI/pom.xml
index fd6e0e33..e3736fa8 100644
--- a/Mustang-CLI/pom.xml
+++ b/Mustang-CLI/pom.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@
          </plugins>
       </pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
+         <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+               <runOrder>alphabetical</runOrder>
+            </configuration>
+         </plugin>
          <!-- allow getImplementationVersion for the pom.xml -->
          <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/library/pom.xml b/library/pom.xml
index 2b10504b..0133dbe3 100644
--- a/library/pom.xml
+++ b/library/pom.xml
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<runOrder>alphabetical</runOrder>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1dbe2423..24317a9c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@
                     <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <runOrder>alphabetical</runOrder>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/validator/pom.xml b/validator/pom.xml
index 0f4fc937..91d82fe8 100644
--- a/validator/pom.xml
+++ b/validator/pom.xml
@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <runOrder>alphabetical</runOrder>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <!-- allow getImplementationVersion for the pom.xml -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>