diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index b2dcc7153e178..e6066c13ca4fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -51,10 +51,15 @@ env:
     -ff
 
 # skip assemblies and modules covered separately by the system-tests workflow
+# skip unit tests (surefire), run integration tests (failsafe), python ITs included as part of the system-tests workflow
   MAVEN_BUILD_ARGUMENTS: >-
-    -D skipTests
     -T 2.0C
-    install
+    -D failsafe.failIfNoSpecifiedTests=false
+    package
+    -P skip-unit-tests
+    -P integration-tests
+    -P nifi-registry-integration-tests
+    package
   MAVEN_BUILD_EXCLUDE_PROJECTS: >-
     -pl -:minifi-assembly
     -pl -:minifi-c2-assembly
@@ -70,15 +75,6 @@ env:
     -pl -:nifi-system-test-suite
     -pl -:nifi-nar-provider-assembly
     -pl -:nifi-py4j-integration-tests
-
-# run integration tests, python ITs included as part of the system-tests workflow
-  MAVEN_FAILSAFE_RUN_ARGUMENTS: >-
-    -D failsafe.failIfNoSpecifiedTests=false
-    test-compile
-    failsafe:integration-test
-    failsafe:verify
-    -P integration-tests
-    -P nifi-registry-integration-tests
 # skip individual failing ITs (some won't work in a CI environment)
 # always run the (failsafe default) IT*, *IT, *ITCase integration-tests
   MAVEN_FAILSAFE_SKIP_ITS: >-
@@ -227,7 +223,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Confirm Docker
         run: id && docker info
 
-      - name: Build Modules
+      - name: Build and Run Tests
         env:
           MAVEN_OPTS: >-
             ${{ env.DEFAULT_MAVEN_OPTS }}
@@ -235,14 +231,15 @@ jobs:
           ${{ env.MAVEN_COMMAND }}
           ${{ env.MAVEN_BUILD_ARGUMENTS }}
           ${{ env.MAVEN_BUILD_EXCLUDE_PROJECTS }}
-      - name: Run Failsafe Tests
-        env:
-          MAVEN_OPTS: >-
-            ${{ env.DEFAULT_MAVEN_OPTS }}
-        run: >
-          ${{ env.MAVEN_COMMAND }}
-          ${{ env.MAVEN_FAILSAFE_RUN_ARGUMENTS }}
           '-Dit.test=${{ env.MAVEN_FAILSAFE_SKIP_ITS }}'
+#      - name: Run Failsafe Tests
+#        env:
+#          MAVEN_OPTS: >-
+#            ${{ env.DEFAULT_MAVEN_OPTS }}
+#        run: >
+#          ${{ env.MAVEN_COMMAND }}
+#          ${{ env.MAVEN_FAILSAFE_RUN_ARGUMENTS }}
+#          '-Dit.test=${{ env.MAVEN_FAILSAFE_SKIP_ITS }}'
       - name: Upload Troubleshooting Logs
         if: failure() || cancelled()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 137d8fd475e07..54f124e2d278b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1025,6 +1025,25 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <!--
+            Disabled Unit Tests executed through the surefire plugin. Intended to be used
+            alongside the integration-tests profile to run *only* the tests configured for
+            execution through the failsafe plugin
+            -->
+            <id>skip-unit-tests</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <skipTests>true</skipTests>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>contrib-check</id>
             <build>