diff --git a/spring-boot-deployment-tests/pom.xml b/spring-boot-deployment-tests/pom.xml
index c3f5ded15a..c673493ccc 100644
--- a/spring-boot-deployment-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-deployment-tests/pom.xml
@@ -19,10 +19,60 @@
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/..</main.basedir>
 		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
+
+		<cargo.timeout>300000</cargo.timeout>
+		<cargo.container.download-dir>${user.home}/.cargo/installs</cargo.container.download-dir>
 	</properties>
 	<modules>
 		<module>spring-boot-deployment-test-tomee</module>
 		<module>spring-boot-deployment-test-tomcat</module>
 		<module>spring-boot-deployment-test-wildfly</module>
 	</modules>
+
+	<build>
+		<pluginManagement>
+			<plugins>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
+					<artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
+					<configuration>
+						<container>
+							<containerId>${cargo.container.id}</containerId>
+							<timeout>${cargo.timeout}</timeout>
+							<zipUrlInstaller>
+								<url>${cargo.container.url}</url>
+								<downloadDir>${cargo.container.download-dir}</downloadDir>
+							</zipUrlInstaller>
+						</container>
+						<deployables>
+							<deployable>
+								<properties>
+									<context>/bootapp</context>
+								</properties>
+								<pingURL>http://localhost:${appserver.port}/bootapp</pingURL>
+								<pingTimeout>30000</pingTimeout>
+							</deployable>
+						</deployables>
+					</configuration>
+					<executions>
+						<execution>
+							<id>start-cargo</id>
+							<phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>start</goal>
+							</goals>
+						</execution>
+						<execution>
+							<id>stop-cargo</id>
+							<phase>post-integration-test</phase>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>stop</goal>
+							</goals>
+						</execution>
+					</executions>
+				</plugin>
+			</plugins>
+		</pluginManagement>
+	</build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-deployment-tests/spring-boot-deployment-test-tomcat/pom.xml b/spring-boot-deployment-tests/spring-boot-deployment-test-tomcat/pom.xml
index 0308bdd5ae..a4b25af2a3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-deployment-tests/spring-boot-deployment-test-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-deployment-tests/spring-boot-deployment-test-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 	</organization>
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
+		<cargo.container.id>tomcat8x</cargo.container.id>
+		<cargo.container.url>
+			http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/apache/tomcat/tomcat-8/v${tomcat.version}/bin/apache-tomcat-${tomcat.version}.zip
+		</cargo.container.url>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
@@ -60,45 +64,13 @@
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<container>
-						<containerId>tomcat8x</containerId>
-						<timeout>300000</timeout>
-						<zipUrlInstaller>
-							<url>http://www.us.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-8/v${tomcat.version}/bin/apache-tomcat-${tomcat.version}.zip</url>
-						</zipUrlInstaller>
-					</container>
 					<configuration>
 						<properties>
 							<cargo.servlet.port>${appserver.port}</cargo.servlet.port>
 							<cargo.tomcat.ajp.port>${appserver.ajp.port}</cargo.tomcat.ajp.port>
 						</properties>
 					</configuration>
-					<deployables>
-						<deployable>
-							<properties>
-								<context>/bootapp</context>
-							</properties>
-							<pingURL>http://localhost:${appserver.port}/bootapp</pingURL>
-							<pingTimeout>30000</pingTimeout>
-						</deployable>
-					</deployables>
 				</configuration>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>start-cargo</id>
-						<phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>start</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-					<execution>
-						<id>stop-cargo</id>
-						<phase>post-integration-test</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>stop</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-deployment-tests/spring-boot-deployment-test-tomee/pom.xml b/spring-boot-deployment-tests/spring-boot-deployment-test-tomee/pom.xml
index 2265504372..a620fd34be 100644
--- a/spring-boot-deployment-tests/spring-boot-deployment-test-tomee/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-deployment-tests/spring-boot-deployment-test-tomee/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 		<tomee.version>1.7.1</tomee.version>
+		<cargo.container.id>tomee1x</cargo.container.id>
+		<cargo.container.url>
+			http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/apache/tomee/tomee-${tomee.version}/apache-tomee-${tomee.version}-webprofile.zip
+		</cargo.container.url>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
@@ -65,45 +69,13 @@
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<container>
-						<containerId>tomee1x</containerId>
-						<timeout>300000</timeout>
-						<zipUrlInstaller>
-							<url>http://www.us.apache.org/dist/tomee/tomee-${tomee.version}/apache-tomee-${tomee.version}-webprofile.zip</url>
-						</zipUrlInstaller>
-					</container>
 					<configuration>
 						<properties>
 							<cargo.servlet.port>${appserver.port}</cargo.servlet.port>
 							<cargo.tomcat.ajp.port>${appserver.ajp.port}</cargo.tomcat.ajp.port>
 						</properties>
 					</configuration>
-					<deployables>
-						<deployable>
-							<properties>
-								<context>/bootapp</context>
-							</properties>
-							<pingURL>http://localhost:${appserver.port}/bootapp</pingURL>
-							<pingTimeout>30000</pingTimeout>
-						</deployable>
-					</deployables>
 				</configuration>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>start-cargo</id>
-						<phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>start</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-					<execution>
-						<id>stop-cargo</id>
-						<phase>post-integration-test</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>stop</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-deployment-tests/spring-boot-deployment-test-wildfly/pom.xml b/spring-boot-deployment-tests/spring-boot-deployment-test-wildfly/pom.xml
index a854d6aa44..a711a74e85 100644
--- a/spring-boot-deployment-tests/spring-boot-deployment-test-wildfly/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-deployment-tests/spring-boot-deployment-test-wildfly/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 		<wildfly.version>8.2.0.Final</wildfly.version>
+		<cargo.container.id>wildfly8x</cargo.container.id>
+		<cargo.container.url>http://download.jboss.org/wildfly/${wildfly.version}/wildfly-${wildfly.version}.zip
+		</cargo.container.url>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
@@ -62,13 +65,6 @@
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<container>
-						<containerId>wildfly8x</containerId>
-						<timeout>300000</timeout>
-						<zipUrlInstaller>
-							<url>http://download.jboss.org/wildfly/${wildfly.version}/wildfly-${wildfly.version}.zip</url>
-						</zipUrlInstaller>
-					</container>
 					<configuration>
 						<properties>
 							<cargo.servlet.port>${appserver.port}</cargo.servlet.port>
@@ -79,32 +75,7 @@
 							<cargo.jboss.configuration>standalone-full</cargo.jboss.configuration>
 						</properties>
 					</configuration>
-					<deployables>
-						<deployable>
-							<properties>
-								<context>/bootapp</context>
-							</properties>
-							<pingURL>http://localhost:${appserver.port}/bootapp</pingURL>
-							<pingTimeout>30000</pingTimeout>
-						</deployable>
-					</deployables>
 				</configuration>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>start-cargo</id>
-						<phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>start</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-					<execution>
-						<id>stop-cargo</id>
-						<phase>post-integration-test</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>stop</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>