diff --git a/lib/cerberus/builder/maven2.rb b/lib/cerberus/builder/maven2.rb
index 3d1a680..043258b 100644
--- a/lib/cerberus/builder/maven2.rb
+++ b/lib/cerberus/builder/maven2.rb
@@ -11,11 +11,22 @@ class Cerberus::Builder::Maven2
     Dir.chdir @config[:application_root]
     cmd = @config[:builder, :maven2, :cmd] || 'mvn'
     task = @config[:builder, :maven2, :task] || 'test'
-    @output = `#{@config[:bin_path]}#{cmd} #{task} 2>&1`
+    @output = `#{@config[:bin_path]}#{cmd} #{system_properties} #{task} 2>&1`
     add_error_information
     successful?
   end
 
+  def system_properties
+    properties = []
+    system_properties = @config[:builder, :maven2, :system_properties]
+    if system_properties
+      system_properties.each do |p|
+        properties << "-D#{p[0]}=\"#{p[1]}\""
+      end
+    end
+    properties.join(" ");
+  end
+
   def successful?
     $?.exitstatus == 0 and not @output.include?('[ERROR] BUILD FAILURE')
   end