diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c7576933e..791b79944 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -188,6 +188,16 @@
                 </configuration>
 
             </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.18.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <enableAssertions>true</enableAssertions>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
         </plugins>
     </build>