Used <systemPropertyVariables> instead of <systemProperties> for configuring the surefire plugin.

frascati/pom.xml

@@ -126,12 +126,9 @@
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.11</version>
         <configuration>
-          <systemProperties>
-            <property>
-              <name>java.util.logging.config.file</name>
-              <value>${frascati.logging.properties}</value>
-            </property>
-          </systemProperties>
+          <systemPropertyVariables>
+            <java.util.logging.config.file>${java.util.logging.config.file}</java.util.logging.config.file>
+          </systemPropertyVariables>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>