diff --git a/spring-rest/pom.xml b/spring-rest/pom.xml
index 0c0d6219dd..5340f8b437 100644
--- a/spring-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-rest/pom.xml
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>1.8</source>
                     <target>1.8</target>
@@ -192,13 +191,11 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-war-plugin.version}</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <excludes>
                         <!-- <exclude>**/*ProductionTest.java</exclude> -->
@@ -234,6 +231,61 @@
 
     </build>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>live</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>start-server</id>
+                                <phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>start</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>stop-server</id>
+                                <phase>post-integration-test</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>stop</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>integration-test</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>test</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <excludes>
+                                        <exclude>none</exclude>
+                                    </excludes>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>**/*LiveTest.java</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                    <systemPropertyVariables>
+                                        <webTarget>cargo</webTarget>
+                                    </systemPropertyVariables>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+        
     <properties>
         <!-- Spring -->
 
diff --git a/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/test/RequestMappingLiveTest.java b/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/test/RequestMappingLiveTest.java
index fd349f1e44..3155b5cda9 100644
--- a/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/test/RequestMappingLiveTest.java
+++ b/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/test/RequestMappingLiveTest.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import com.jayway.restassured.RestAssured;
 
 public class RequestMappingLiveTest {
-    private static String BASE_URI = "http://localhost:8080/spring-rest/ex/";
+    private static String BASE_URI = "http://localhost:8082/spring-rest/ex/";
 
     @Test
     public void givenSimplePath_whenGetFoos_thenOk() {
diff --git a/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/test/SpringHttpMessageConvertersIntegrationTestsCase.java b/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/test/SpringHttpMessageConvertersLiveTest.java
similarity index 97%
rename from spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/test/SpringHttpMessageConvertersIntegrationTestsCase.java
rename to spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/test/SpringHttpMessageConvertersLiveTest.java
index 1dfe509c09..7f250653ab 100644
--- a/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/test/SpringHttpMessageConvertersIntegrationTestsCase.java
+++ b/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/test/SpringHttpMessageConvertersLiveTest.java
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
 /**
  * Integration Test class. Tests methods hits the server's rest services.
  */
-public class SpringHttpMessageConvertersIntegrationTestsCase {
+public class SpringHttpMessageConvertersLiveTest {
 
-    private static String BASE_URI = "http://localhost:8080/spring-rest/";
+    private static String BASE_URI = "http://localhost:8082/spring-rest/";
 
     /**
      * Without specifying Accept Header, uses the default response from the