diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
index b16b644..6a4111a 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <mavenVersion>2.0.6</mavenVersion>
     <doxiaVersion>1.2</doxiaVersion>
     <doxia-sitetoolsVersion>1.2</doxia-sitetoolsVersion>
+    <mavenVersion>2.0.6</mavenVersion>
     <it.debug>true</it.debug>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/invoker.properties b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/invoker.properties
index 26b6a75..71b5b1c 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/invoker.properties
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/invoker.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 invoker.goals.1 = install
 invoker.goals.2 = org.apache.maven.its.annotation-with-inheritance:annotation-with-inheritance:1.0:it0014
+invoker.goals.3 = org.apache.maven.its.annotation-with-inheritance:annotation-with-inheritance:1.0:first
 #FIXME disabled need to find a solution for the chicken and eggs issue.
 #help sources are generated @generated-sources but need descriptor which need compile phase first for classes scanning
 #invoker.goals.3 = org.apache.maven.its.basic-java-annotations:maven-it-basic-java-annotations:1.0::help
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/pom.xml
index 9901100..d14442c 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/pom.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ under the License.
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
       <version>2.0</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
+      <version>@mavenVersion@</version>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/FirstMojo.java b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/FirstMojo.java
index 564b97a..dde40db 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/FirstMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/FirstMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Execute;
@@ -27,8 +26,6 @@ import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.LifecyclePhase;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 
-import java.io.File;
-
 /**
  * Touches a test file.
  *
@@ -48,12 +45,20 @@ public class FirstMojo
     @Parameter( alias = "alias" )
     private String aliasedParam;
 
-    @Component( role = "org.apache.maven.project.MavenProjectHelper", roleHint = "test" )
+    @Component( role = "org.apache.maven.project.MavenProjectHelper", roleHint = "default" )
     private Object projectHelper;
 
     public void execute()
         throws MojoExecutionException
     {
+        if ( projectHelper == null )
+        {
+            throw new MojoExecutionException( "projectHelper == null" );
+        }
+        if (basedir == null || touchFile == null)
+        {
+            throw new MojoExecutionException( "basedir == null || touchFile == null" );
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/lifecycle.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/lifecycle.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62d944b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/lifecycle.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<lifecycles>
+  <lifecycle>
+    <id>cobertura</id>
+    <phases>
+      <phase>
+        <id>process-classes</id>
+      </phase>
+      <phase>
+        <id>test</id>
+        <configuration>
+          <classesDirectory>${project.build.directory}/generated-classes/cobertura</classesDirectory>
+          <testFailureIgnore>true</testFailureIgnore>
+        </configuration>
+      </phase>
+    </phases>
+  </lifecycle>
+</lifecycles>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/verify.groovy b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/verify.groovy
index ef33aa5..32a3d3b 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/verify.groovy
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/annotation-with-inheritance/verify.groovy
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ assert mojo.configuration.touchFile[0].'@default-value' == '${project.build.dire
 assert mojo.requirements.requirement.size() == 1
 
 assert mojo.requirements.requirement[0].role.text() == 'org.apache.maven.project.MavenProjectHelper'
-assert mojo.requirements.requirement[0].'role-hint'.text() == 'test'
+assert mojo.requirements.requirement[0].'role-hint'.text() == 'default'
 assert mojo.requirements.requirement[0].'field-name'.text() == 'projectHelper'
 
 assert mojo.parameters.parameter.size() == 3