diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/java-play-framework/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/java-play-framework/pom.xml
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+++ b/samples/server/petstore/java-play-framework/pom.xml
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+<project>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
+    <artifactId>PlayServerTests</artifactId>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <name>Play Petstore Server</name>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.6.0</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>Play Test</id>
+                        <phase>integration-test</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>exec</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <executable>./sbt_test_jdk8_only.sh</executable>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/java-play-framework/sbt_test_jdk8_only.sh b/samples/server/petstore/java-play-framework/sbt_test_jdk8_only.sh
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+++ b/samples/server/petstore/java-play-framework/sbt_test_jdk8_only.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+java -version 2>&1 | grep "java version \"1.8"
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]
+then
+    echo "Running JDK8"
+    sbt test
+else
+    echo "Not running JDK8"
+fi