diff --git a/testsuite/shared/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/test/integration/domain/management/util/DomainLifecycleUtil.java b/testsuite/shared/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/test/integration/domain/management/util/DomainLifecycleUtil.java
index bb583edf178..f011894af71 100644
--- a/testsuite/shared/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/test/integration/domain/management/util/DomainLifecycleUtil.java
+++ b/testsuite/shared/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/test/integration/domain/management/util/DomainLifecycleUtil.java
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public void start() {
                 commandBuilder.setProcessControllerAddress(configuration.getHostControllerManagementAddress());
             }
             Stability stability = this.configuration.getStability();
-            if (stability != Stability.DEFAULT) {
+            if (stability != null) {
                 commandBuilder.setStability(stability.toString());
             }
             // the process working dir
diff --git a/testsuite/shared/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/test/integration/domain/management/util/WildFlyManagedConfiguration.java b/testsuite/shared/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/test/integration/domain/management/util/WildFlyManagedConfiguration.java
index 96a9edc024f..90bdd760387 100644
--- a/testsuite/shared/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/test/integration/domain/management/util/WildFlyManagedConfiguration.java
+++ b/testsuite/shared/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/test/integration/domain/management/util/WildFlyManagedConfiguration.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ private static URI toURI(URL url) {
 
     private boolean rewriteConfigFiles = true;
 
-    private Stability stability = Stability.DEFAULT;
+    private Stability stability;
 
     public WildFlyManagedConfiguration(String jbossHome) {
         if (jbossHome != null) {