Index: maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/artifact/ActiveProjectArtifact.java
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--- maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/artifact/ActiveProjectArtifact.java	(revision 652231)
+++ maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/artifact/ActiveProjectArtifact.java	(working copy)
@@ -61,8 +61,12 @@
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public File getFile()
     {
-        // we need to get the latest file for the project, not the artifact that was created at one point in time
-        return project.getArtifact().getFile();
+        if (artifact.getType().equals("test-jar")) {
+            return new File(project.getBuild().getTestOutputDirectory());
+        } else {
+            // we need to get the latest file for the project, not the artifact that was created at one point in time
+            return project.getArtifact().getFile();
+        }
     }
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
Index: maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java
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--- maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java	(revision 652231)
+++ maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java	(working copy)
@@ -1669,11 +1669,12 @@
             MavenProject ref = (MavenProject) getProjectReferences().get( refId );
             if ( ref != null && ref.getArtifact() != null )
             {
+                Artifact refArtifact = ref.getArtifact();
                 // TODO: if not matching, we should get the correct artifact from that project (attached)
-                if ( ref.getArtifact().getDependencyConflictId().equals( pluginArtifact.getDependencyConflictId() ) )
+                if ( refArtifact.getDependencyConflictId().equals( pluginArtifact.getDependencyConflictId() ) )
                 {
                     // if the project artifact doesn't exist, don't use it. We haven't built that far.
-                    if ( ref.getArtifact().getFile() != null && ref.getArtifact().getFile().exists() )
+                    if ( refArtifact.getFile() != null && refArtifact.getFile().exists() )
                     {
                         pluginArtifact = new ActiveProjectArtifact( ref, pluginArtifact );
                         return pluginArtifact;
@@ -1687,6 +1688,15 @@
                     }
                 }
 
+                if (pluginArtifact.getScope().equals(Artifact.SCOPE_TEST) &&
+                    pluginArtifact.getType().equals("test-jar") &&
+                    pluginArtifact.getGroupId().equals(refArtifact.getGroupId()) &&
+                    pluginArtifact.getArtifactId().equals(refArtifact.getArtifactId())) {
+
+                        pluginArtifact = new ActiveProjectArtifact( ref, pluginArtifact );
+                        return pluginArtifact;
+                }
+
                 Iterator itr = ref.getAttachedArtifacts().iterator();
                 while(itr.hasNext()) {
                     Artifact attached = (Artifact) itr.next();