Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java	(wersja 572192)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java	(kopia robocza)
@@ -1668,6 +1668,28 @@
                         return resultArtifact;
                     }
                 }
+		
+		 /**
+		 * Patch/workaround for: MNG-2871
+		 * 
+		 * We want to use orginal artifact (packaging:ejb) when we are 
+		 * resolving ejb-client package and we didn't manage to find
+		 * attached to project one. 
+		 *
+		 * The scenario is such that somebody run "mvn test" in composity project, 
+		 * and ejb-client.jar will not be attached to ejb.jar (because it is done in package phase)
+		 *
+		 * We prefer in such a case use orginal sources (of ejb.jar) instead of failure 
+		 */
+		if ((ref.getArtifactId().equals(pluginArtifact.getArtifactId()))&&
+		   (ref.getGroupId().equals(pluginArtifact.getGroupId()))&&
+		   (ref.getArtifact().getType().equals("ejb"))&&
+		   (pluginArtifact.getType().equals("ejb-client"))&&
+		   ( ref.getArtifact().getFile() != null && ref.getArtifact().getFile().exists() ))
+		{
+		    pluginArtifact = new ActiveProjectArtifact( ref, pluginArtifact );
+                    return pluginArtifact;
+	        }	
             }
         }
         return pluginArtifact;