diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 7706198b6..226c01103 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
                             <goal>test</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
+                            <skipTests>${skipTests}</skipTests>
                             <wlstScriptDirectory>${unit-test-wlst-dir}</wlstScriptDirectory>
                             <wlstExtClasspath>
                                 <element>org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:jar</element>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 67cb4549d..4fb5d7bd5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>io.rhpatrick.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>wlst-test-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.0.2</version>
+                    <version>1.0.3</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
@@ -212,18 +212,8 @@
                             <rules>
                                 <requireJavaVersion>
                                     <version>1.8.0</version>
-                                    <message>
-                                        You must use JDK 8 to build the project since the encryption utilities
-                                        unit test requires JDK 8 due to the encryption algorithms used
-                                    </message>
+                                    <message>You must use JDK 8 to build the project since the encryption utilities unit test requires JDK 8 due to the encryption algorithms used</message>
                                 </requireJavaVersion>
-                                <requireProperty>
-                                    <property>unit-test-wlst-dir</property>
-                                    <message>
-                                        You must set the unit-test-wlst-dir System property to point
-                                        the directory where the WLST shell script lives.
-                                    </message>
-                                </requireProperty>
                             </rules>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
diff --git a/site/developer/developer_guide.md b/site/developer/developer_guide.md
index 3f831f21d..8786410c2 100644
--- a/site/developer/developer_guide.md
+++ b/site/developer/developer_guide.md
@@ -229,10 +229,11 @@ If you are making changes to the project, you can build the project using this c
   
 This will build the entire project and run the unit tests. Omit the `-Dunit-test-wlst-dir=` argument if you have created a `maven.config` file, as described above.
 
-If you are not making changes and are only interested in building the latest version, then you can skip the unit tests, and avoid validation of the WLST location, using this command line:
+Another option for specifying the WLST directory is to set the environment variable WLST_DIR.  It is not necessary to use both, and
+the -D setting will take precedence.
 
-  `mvn -Denforcer.skip -DskipTests clean install`
+If you are not making changes and are only interested in building the latest version, then you can skip the unit tests, using this command line:
 
-The option `-Denforcer.skip` prevents the Maven Enforcer plugin from verifying the JDK version, and checking that the WLST directory is specified.
+  `mvn -DskipTests clean install`
 
 The resulting installer ZIP file built is under the `WLSDEPLOY_HOME/installer/target` directory.