diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/ArchetypesTest.java b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/ArchetypesTest.java
index 2d99aac510ef..5ca80473d922 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/ArchetypesTest.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/ArchetypesTest.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 public class ArchetypesTest extends MavenTestCase {
   public void testGenerating() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     File dir = new File(myDir.getPath(), "generated");
     dir.mkdirs();
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/DependenciesManagementTest.java b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/DependenciesManagementTest.java
index b53a22e7e826..cce6502977dd 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/DependenciesManagementTest.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/DependenciesManagementTest.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 
 public class DependenciesManagementTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   public void testImportingDependencies() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     setRepositoryPath(new File(myDir, "/repo").getPath());
     updateSettingsXml("<localRepository>" + getRepositoryPath() + "</localRepository>");
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/MavenTestCase.java b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/MavenTestCase.java
index 9a7f9c8f00fd..68633572b0e2 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/MavenTestCase.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/MavenTestCase.java
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ public abstract class MavenTestCase extends UsefulTestCase {
     return true;
   }
 
-  protected boolean hasM2Home() {
-    boolean result = System.getenv("M2_HOME") != null;
+  protected boolean hasMavenInstallation() {
+    boolean result = "true".equals(System.getProperty("idea.maven.test.has.installation"));
     if (!result) System.out.println("Ignored, because Maven installation not found: " + getClass().getSimpleName() + "." + getName());
     return result;
   }
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/SnapshotDependenciesImportingTest.java b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/SnapshotDependenciesImportingTest.java
index 616cae4e9bf7..e795885a6f17 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/SnapshotDependenciesImportingTest.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/SnapshotDependenciesImportingTest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class SnapshotDependenciesImportingTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   private void performTestWithDependencyVersion(String version) throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     createProjectPom("<groupId>test</groupId>" +
                      "<artifactId>project</artifactId>" +
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class SnapshotDependenciesImportingTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testNamingLibraryTheSameWayRegardlessAvailableSnapshotVersion() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     deployArtifact("test", "foo", "1-SNAPSHOT");
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class SnapshotDependenciesImportingTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testAttachingCorrectJavaDocsAndSources() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     deployArtifact("test", "foo", "1-SNAPSHOT",
                    "<build>" +
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public class SnapshotDependenciesImportingTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testCorrectlryUpdateRootEntriesWithActualPathForSnapshotDependencies() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     deployArtifact("test", "foo", "1-SNAPSHOT",
                    "<build>" +
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/StructureImportingTest.java b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/StructureImportingTest.java
index e8b62b882d41..eac67f408e2b 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/StructureImportingTest.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/StructureImportingTest.java
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ public class StructureImportingTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testParentInLocalRepository() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     VirtualFile parent = createModulePom("parent",
                                          "<groupId>test</groupId>" +
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenExecutorsTest.java b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenExecutorsTest.java
index a5834636f223..5af90a541e0a 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenExecutorsTest.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenExecutorsTest.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 
 public class MavenExecutorsTest extends MavenTestCase {
   public void testExternalExecutor() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     VfsUtil.saveText(createProjectSubFile("src/main/java/A.java"), "public class A {}");
 
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenRunnerTest.java b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenRunnerTest.java
index 1420dc0ea8ee..c3f1ed3f70bd 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenRunnerTest.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenRunnerTest.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 
 public class MavenRunnerTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   public void testUpdatingExcludedFoldersAfterRun() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     createStdProjectFolders();
 
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/wizards/MavenModuleBuilderTest.java b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/wizards/MavenModuleBuilderTest.java
index d5947bdab38b..a5ceba900604 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/wizards/MavenModuleBuilderTest.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/wizards/MavenModuleBuilderTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class MavenModuleBuilderTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testCreatingBlank() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     MavenId id = new MavenId("org.foo", "module", "1.0");
     createNewModule(id);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class MavenModuleBuilderTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testInheritJdkFromProject() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     createNewModule(new MavenId("org.foo", "module", "1.0"));
     ModuleRootManager manager = ModuleRootManager.getInstance(getModule("module"));
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class MavenModuleBuilderTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testCreatingFromArchetype() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     setArchetype(new ArchetypeInfo("org.apache.maven.archetypes", "maven-archetype-quickstart", "1.0", null, null));
     MavenId id = new MavenId("org.foo", "module", "1.0");
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class MavenModuleBuilderTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testAddingNewlyCreatedModuleToTheAggregator() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     importProject("<groupId>test</groupId>" +
                   "<artifactId>project</artifactId>" +
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class MavenModuleBuilderTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testAddingManagedProjectIfNoArrgerator() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     importProject("<groupId>test</groupId>" +
                   "<artifactId>project</artifactId>" +
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class MavenModuleBuilderTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testDoNotAddManagedProjectIfAddingAsModuleToAggregator() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     importProject("<groupId>test</groupId>" +
                   "<artifactId>project</artifactId>" +
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class MavenModuleBuilderTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testAddingParent() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     importProject("<groupId>test</groupId>" +
                   "<artifactId>project</artifactId>" +
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public class MavenModuleBuilderTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testAddingParentWithInheritedProperties() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     importProject("<groupId>test</groupId>" +
                   "<artifactId>project</artifactId>" +
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public class MavenModuleBuilderTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testAddingParentAndInheritWhenGeneratingFromArchetype() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     importProject("<groupId>test</groupId>" +
                   "<artifactId>project</artifactId>" +
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class MavenModuleBuilderTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testAddingParentWithRelativePath() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     importProject("<groupId>test</groupId>" +
                   "<artifactId>project</artifactId>" +
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ public class MavenModuleBuilderTest extends MavenImportingTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testFindingPotentialParentInNotMavenizedProject() throws Exception {
-    if (!hasM2Home()) return;
+    if (!hasMavenInstallation()) return;
 
     Module module = createModule("project");
     VirtualFile dir = module.getModuleFile().getParent();