diff --git a/embedded/embedded-test/tests/pom.xml b/embedded/embedded-test/tests/pom.xml
index 51c662fb67f..ae7d2db4507 100644
--- a/embedded/embedded-test/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/embedded/embedded-test/tests/pom.xml
@@ -59,11 +59,12 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
+                    <forkCount>5</forkCount>
+                    <reuseForks>true</reuseForks>
                     <systemPropertyVariables>
                         <mule.version>${project.version}</mule.version>
                         <settings.file>${settingsFile}</settings.file>
                         <maven.home>${maven.home}</maven.home>
-                        
                         <amazon.redshift.version>${amazon.redshift.version}</amazon.redshift.version>
                         <h2Version>${h2Version}</h2Version>
                         <log4jVersion>${log4jVersion}</log4jVersion>
diff --git a/embedded/embedded-test/tests/src/test/java/org/mule/runtime/module/embedded/AbstractEmbeddedTestCase.java b/embedded/embedded-test/tests/src/test/java/org/mule/runtime/module/embedded/AbstractEmbeddedTestCase.java
index e06f7de2983..963ddd3dc5e 100644
--- a/embedded/embedded-test/tests/src/test/java/org/mule/runtime/module/embedded/AbstractEmbeddedTestCase.java
+++ b/embedded/embedded-test/tests/src/test/java/org/mule/runtime/module/embedded/AbstractEmbeddedTestCase.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ protected void doWithinArtifact(BundleDescriptor applicationBundleDescriptor,
                                   Properties props)
       throws Exception {
     File artifactFile = resolveArtifact(applicationBundleDescriptor, artifactFolder, installArtifact, props);
-    Integer httpListenerPort = new FreePortFinder(6000, 9000).find();
+    Integer httpListenerPort = new FreePortFinder(6000, 18000).find();
     testWithSystemProperty("httpPort", valueOf(httpListenerPort), () -> {
       embeddedTestHelper.recreateContainerFolder();
       Consumer<EmbeddedContainer.EmbeddedContainerBuilder> embeddedContainerBuilderConsumer = embeddedContainerBuilder -> {