diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/HOW-TO-RUN.md b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/HOW-TO-RUN.md
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--- a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/HOW-TO-RUN.md
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/HOW-TO-RUN.md
@@ -431,7 +431,11 @@ The cross DC requires setting a profile specifying used cache server (currently
 
 #### Run Cross-DC Tests from Maven
 
-Run the following command (adjust the test specification according to your needs):
+First compile the Infinispan test server via the following command:
+
+  `mvn -Pcache-server-infinispan -f testsuite/integration-arquillian -DskipTests clean install`
+
+Then you can run the tests using the following command (adjust the test specification according to your needs):
 
   `mvn -Pcache-server-infinispan -Dtest=*.crossdc.* -pl testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base test`
 
diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/servers/cache-server/jboss/infinispan/src/.dont-delete b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/servers/cache-server/jboss/infinispan/src/.dont-delete
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c969acacc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/servers/cache-server/jboss/infinispan/src/.dont-delete
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This file is to mark this Maven project as a valid option for building cache server artifact