diff --git build-common.xml build-common.xml
index 5ffd960..cb95724 100644
--- build-common.xml
+++ build-common.xml
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
+ excludes="**/TestSerDe.class,**/TestHiveMetaStore.class,**/*$*.class,${test.junit.exclude}" />
diff --git build.properties build.properties
index de9432e..d2cb0b2 100644
--- build.properties
+++ build.properties
@@ -70,6 +70,15 @@ jsp.test.jar=${hadoop.root}/lib/jetty-ext/jsp-api.jar
common.jar=${hadoop.root}/lib/commons-httpclient-3.0.1.jar
#
+# Test Properties
+#
+
+# Use this property to selectively disable tests from the command line:
+# ant test -Dtest.junit.exclude="**/TestCliDriver.class"
+# ant test -Dtest.junit.exclude="**/Test*CliDriver.class,**/TestPartitions.class"
+test.junit.exclude=
+
+#
# Ivy Properties
#
build.ivy.dir=${build.dir.hive}/ivy
diff --git common/build.xml common/build.xml
index 0d0665f..2712c03 100755
--- common/build.xml
+++ common/build.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ to call at top-level: ant deploy-contrib compile-core-test
+ excludes="**/*$*.class,${test.junit.exclude}" />