diff --git a/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/pom.xml b/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/pom.xml
index fa315a84f15..07e3947ecc3 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/pom.xml
+++ b/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test</artifactId>
-  <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
+  <packaging>eclipse-test-plugin</packaging>
 <!-- Enable the following if there is a valid AWS SDK key available in the test execution environment:
   <packaging>eclipse-test-plugin</packaging>
 -->
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/src/com/sap/sse/landscape/aws/ConnectivityTest.java b/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/src/com/sap/sse/landscape/aws/ConnectivityTest.java
index 97e6a6d3c69..79fa959b2ec 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/src/com/sap/sse/landscape/aws/ConnectivityTest.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/src/com/sap/sse/landscape/aws/ConnectivityTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import com.jcraft.jsch.ChannelSftp;
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ import software.amazon.awssdk.services.sts.model.Credentials;
  * @author Axel Uhl (D043530)
  *
  */
+@Ignore("Needs AWS key ID, key secret and session token in system properties")
 public class ConnectivityTest<ProcessT extends AwsApplicationProcess<String, SailingAnalyticsMetrics, ProcessT>> {
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ConnectivityTest.class.getName());
     private static final Optional<Duration> optionalTimeout = Optional.of(Duration.ONE_MINUTE.times(10));
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/src/com/sap/sse/landscape/aws/MongoTests.java b/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/src/com/sap/sse/landscape/aws/MongoTests.java
index 3024a5a7d12..2ad1ed255ca 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/src/com/sap/sse/landscape/aws/MongoTests.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/src/com/sap/sse/landscape/aws/MongoTests.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import java.util.Random;
 
 import org.bson.Document;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import com.sap.sse.landscape.mongodb.impl.MongoProcessImpl;
 import com.sap.sse.landscape.mongodb.impl.MongoProcessInReplicaSetImpl;
 import com.sap.sse.landscape.mongodb.impl.MongoReplicaSetImpl;
 
+@Ignore("Needs a specific MongoDB replica set named 'rs0' in the environment")
 public class MongoTests {
     private static final Optional<Duration> optionalTimeout = Optional.of(Duration.ONE_MINUTE.times(5));
 
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/src/com/sap/sse/landscape/aws/MongoUriParserTest.java b/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/src/com/sap/sse/landscape/aws/MongoUriParserTest.java
index 7ed87077afc..358af4a7446 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/src/com/sap/sse/landscape/aws/MongoUriParserTest.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sse.landscape.aws.test/src/com/sap/sse/landscape/aws/MongoUriParserTest.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import com.sap.sse.landscape.mongodb.MongoProcessInReplicaSet;
 import com.sap.sse.landscape.mongodb.MongoReplicaSet;
 
 public class MongoUriParserTest {
-    private static final String WWW_EXAMPLE_COM = "www.example.com";
+    private static final String WWW_EXAMPLE_COM = "127.0.0.2";
     private MongoUriParser<String> parser;
     
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class MongoUriParserTest {
         final AwsInstance<String> host1 = mock(AwsInstance.class);
         when(host1.getPublicAddress()).thenReturn(wwwExampleCom);
         when(host1.getPrivateAddress()).thenReturn(wwwExampleCom);
-        when(landscape.getHostByPublicIpAddress(ArgumentMatchers.any(Region.class), ArgumentMatchers.contains(wwwExampleCom.getHostAddress()), ArgumentMatchers.any(HostSupplier.class))).thenReturn(host1);
+        when(landscape.getHostByPrivateIpAddress(ArgumentMatchers.any(Region.class), ArgumentMatchers.contains(wwwExampleCom.getHostAddress()), ArgumentMatchers.any(HostSupplier.class))).thenReturn(host1);
         final InetAddress loopback = InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress();
         final AwsInstance<String> host2 = mock(AwsInstance.class);
         when(host2.getPrivateAddress()).thenReturn(loopback);
@@ -46,25 +46,25 @@ public class MongoUriParserTest {
     
     @Test
     public void testSimpleSingleNodeUri() throws URISyntaxException, UnknownHostException {
-        final String hostname = WWW_EXAMPLE_COM;
+        final String hostname = "127.0.0.1";
         final String dbName = "myDb";
         final Database database = parser.parseMongoUri("mongodb://"+hostname+"/"+dbName);
         assertFalse(database.getEndpoint().isReplicaSet());
         final MongoProcess mongoProcess = database.getEndpoint().asMongoProcess();
-        assertEquals(InetAddress.getByName(WWW_EXAMPLE_COM).getHostAddress(), mongoProcess.getHostname());
+        assertEquals(hostname, mongoProcess.getHostname());
         assertEquals(27017, mongoProcess.getPort());
         assertEquals(dbName, database.getName());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testSimpleSingleNodeUriWithExplicitPort() throws URISyntaxException, UnknownHostException {
-        final String hostname = WWW_EXAMPLE_COM;
+        final String hostname = "127.0.0.1";
         final int port = 10202;
         final String dbName = "myDb";
         final Database database = parser.parseMongoUri("mongodb://"+hostname+":"+port+"/"+dbName);
         assertFalse(database.getEndpoint().isReplicaSet());
         final MongoProcess mongoProcess = database.getEndpoint().asMongoProcess();
-        assertEquals(InetAddress.getByName(WWW_EXAMPLE_COM).getHostAddress(), mongoProcess.getHostname());
+        assertEquals(InetAddress.getByName(hostname).getHostAddress(), mongoProcess.getHostname());
         assertEquals(port, mongoProcess.getPort());
         assertEquals(dbName, database.getName());
     }