diff --git a/local.properties.sample b/local.properties.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5374164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local.properties.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+TEST_SMB_ACCOUNT=foo
+TEST_SMB_DOMAIN=WORKGROUP
+TEST_SMB_HOST=bar
+TEST_SMB_PASSWORD=xxx
+TEST_SMB_PATH=/yyy/baz
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2030081..d6c1e41 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,40 @@
     </contributor>
   </contributors>
 
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>props</id>
+      <activation>
+        <file>
+          <exists>${basedir}/local.properties</exists>
+        </file>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+            <artifactId>properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>1.1.0</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>read-properties</id>
+                <phase>initialize</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>read-project-properties</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <files>
+                    <file>${basedir}/local.properties</file>
+                  </files>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
@@ -33,25 +67,6 @@
           <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.0</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>read-properties</id>
-            <phase>initialize</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>read-project-properties</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <files>
-                <file>${basedir}/local.properties</file>
-              </files>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/test/java/SmbjTest.java b/src/test/java/SmbjTest.java
index 55a2f70..c8bb5f5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/SmbjTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/SmbjTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import com.hierynomus.smbj.share.DiskShare;
 import com.hierynomus.smbj.share.File;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledIf;
 import vavi.util.Debug;
 
 import static com.hierynomus.msdtyp.AccessMask.DELETE;
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@
  */
 public class SmbjTest {
 
+    static boolean localPropertiesExists() {
+        return Files.exists(Paths.get("local.properties"));
+    }
+
     static {
         // TODO move to pom.xml
         System.setProperty("vavi.util.logging.VaviFormatter.extraClassMethod",
@@ -64,6 +69,7 @@ public class SmbjTest {
      * - according to cyberduck it works with smbj 0.12.2 https://github.com/hierynomus/smbj/issues/584#issuecomment-1694759650
      */
     @Test
+    @EnabledIf("localPropertiesExists")
     void test_smbj() throws Exception {
         String username = System.getenv("TEST_SMB_ACCOUNT");
         String password = System.getenv("TEST_SMB_PASSWORD");