diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-functional-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-functional-tests.yml
index e3ac3ffcd10..cefe5d9db4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-functional-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-functional-tests.yml
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ jobs:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
 
       - name: Build with Maven
-        run: mvn -B verify -DskipUnitTests=true -DskipModuleFunctionalTests=true -Dtests.max-container-count=5 -DdockerfileName=Dockerfile --file extra/pom.xml
+        run: mvn -B verify -DskipUnitTests=true -Drun-functional-tests=true -DdockerfileName=Dockerfile --file extra/pom.xml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-module-functional-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-module-functional-tests.yml
index d87fbe4857a..a731ed35247 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-module-functional-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-module-functional-tests.yml
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ jobs:
         run: mvn package -DskipUnitTests=true --file extra/pom.xml
 
       - name: Run module tests
-        run: mvn -B verify -DskipUnitTests=true -DskipFunctionalTests=true -DskipModuleFunctionalTests=false -Dtests.max-container-count=5 -DdockerfileName=Dockerfile-modules --file extra/pom.xml
+        run: mvn -B verify -DskipUnitTests=true -Drun-module-functional-tests=true -DdockerfileName=Dockerfile-modules --file extra/pom.xml
diff --git a/docs/developers/functional-tests.md b/docs/developers/functional-tests.md
index 523466fb0b0..0df7447be3a 100644
--- a/docs/developers/functional-tests.md
+++ b/docs/developers/functional-tests.md
@@ -32,21 +32,15 @@ To prepare the PBS image, follow these steps from the root directory:
 
 ## Running Functional Tests
 
-You have two options for running functional tests:
+To run functional tests without modules (extra/modules), use:
 
-1. Use `mvn verify` to include all previous steps (including Java tests and modular tests) because Groovy runs in the `failsafe:integration-test` phase.
-2. For functional tests only, use a more granular command:
-
-`mvn -B verify -DskipModuleFunctionalTests=true`
+`mvn verify -Drun-functional-tests=true`
 
 ## Running Module Functional Tests
 
-You have two options for running modular tests:
-
-1. Use `mvn verify -DdockerfileName=Dockerfile-modules` to include all previous steps (including Java tests and functional tests) because Groovy runs in the `failsafe:integration-test` phase.
-2. For modular tests only, use a more granular command:
+To run module-only functional tests, use:
 
-`mvn -B verify -DskipUnitTests=true -DskipFunctionalTests=true -DskipModuleFunctionalTests=false -DdockerfileName=Dockerfile-modules`
+`mvn verify -Drun-module-functional-tests=true -DdockerfileName=Dockerfile-modules`
 
 ## Developing
 
@@ -58,20 +52,17 @@ Functional tests need to have name template **.\*Spec.groovy**
   Primary Key will be inserted after saving instance into DB.
 - `/functional/service/PrebidServerService` - responsible for all PBS http calls.
 - `/functional/testcontainers/Dependencies` - stores dependencies and manages mySql and NetworkServiceContainer containers.
-- `/functional/testcontainers/ErrorListener` - logs request and response in case of falling test.
 - `/functional/testcontainers/PbsConfig` - collects PBS properties.
 - `/functional/testcontainers/PbsServiceFactory` - manage PBS containers according to container limit.
-- `/functional/testcontainers/PBSTestExtension` - allows to hook into a spec’s lifecycle to add ErrorListener using annotation `PBSTest`.
 - `/functional/testcontainers/TestcontainersExtension` - allow to hook into a spec’s lifecycle to start and stop support service containers using global extension.
-- `/functional/testcontainers/container` - responsible for creating and configuring containers.
-- `/functional/testcontainers/scaffolding/NetworkScaffolding` -  makes HTTP requests to a MockServer.
+- `/functional/testcontainers/container/*` - responsible for creating and configuring containers.
+- `/functional/testcontainers/scaffolding/NetworkScaffolding` - makes HTTP requests to a MockServer.
 
 
 **Properties:**
 
-`launchContainers` - responsible for starting the MockServer and the MySQLContainer container. Default value is false to not launch containers for unit tests.
+`launchContainers` - responsible for starting the MockServer and MySQLContainer container. Default value is false to not launch containers for functional tests.
 `tests.max-container-count` - maximum number of simultaneously running PBS containers. Default value is 5.
-`skipFunctionalTests` - allow to skip funtional tests. Default value is false.
 `skipUnitTests` - allow to skip unit tests. Default value is false.
 
 **Debug:**
diff --git a/extra/pom.xml b/extra/pom.xml
index cbf3012ff8d..712d9b879bb 100644
--- a/extra/pom.xml
+++ b/extra/pom.xml
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@
 
         <!-- Test properties -->
         <skipUnitTests>false</skipUnitTests>
-        <skipFunctionalTests>false</skipFunctionalTests>
-        <skipModuleFunctionalTests>true</skipModuleFunctionalTests>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1c198a3df57..c4dde28ea4b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <parent>
@@ -375,6 +376,7 @@
                             <launchContainers>false</launchContainers>
                         </systemPropertyVariables>
                         <skipTests>${skipUnitTests}</skipTests>
+                        <excludeJUnit5Engines>spock</excludeJUnit5Engines>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
@@ -386,20 +388,6 @@
                             <launchContainers>true</launchContainers>
                         </systemPropertyVariables>
                     </configuration>
-                    <executions>
-                        <execution>
-                            <id>functional-tests</id>
-                            <configuration>
-                                <skip>${skipFunctionalTests}</skip>
-                            </configuration>
-                        </execution>
-                        <execution>
-                            <id>module-functional-tests</id>
-                            <configuration>
-                                <skip>${skipModuleFunctionalTests}</skip>
-                            </configuration>
-                        </execution>
-                    </executions>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.gmavenplus</groupId>
@@ -585,69 +573,6 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.gmavenplus</groupId>
-                <artifactId>gmavenplus-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <parallelParsing>true</parallelParsing>
-                    <testSources>
-                        <testSource>
-                            <directory>${project.basedir}/src/test/groovy</directory>
-                            <includes>
-                                <include>**/*.groovy</include>
-                            </includes>
-                        </testSource>
-                    </testSources>
-                </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>compileTests</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <systemPropertyVariables>
-                        <mockserver.version>${mockserver.version}</mockserver.version>
-                        <pbs.version>${project.version}</pbs.version>
-                        <tests.max-container-count>5</tests.max-container-count>
-                        <tests.fixed-container-ports>false</tests.fixed-container-ports>
-                    </systemPropertyVariables>
-                </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>functional-tests</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>integration-test</goal>
-                            <goal>verify</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <excludes>
-                                <exclude>**/tests/module/**/*Spec</exclude>
-                            </excludes>
-                            <includes>
-                                <include>**/*Spec</include>
-                            </includes>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>module-functional-tests</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>integration-test</goal>
-                            <goal>verify</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <includes>
-                                <include>**/tests/module/**/*Spec</include>
-                            </includes>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -660,6 +585,25 @@
     </build>
 
     <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>Enabling function tests</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <systemPropertyVariables>
+                                <launchContainers>true</launchContainers>
+                            </systemPropertyVariables>
+                            <skipTests>${skipUnitTests}</skipTests>
+                            <excludeJUnit5Engines>spock</excludeJUnit5Engines>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
         <profile>
             <!-- Run only one application container instance on fixed ports for debugging purposes -->
             <id>Container debugging</id>
@@ -677,5 +621,132 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>Run general functional tests without modules</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property>
+                    <name>run-functional-tests</name>
+                    <value>true</value>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.gmavenplus</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>gmavenplus-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <parallelParsing>true</parallelParsing>
+                            <testSources>
+                                <testSource>
+                                    <directory>${project.basedir}/src/test/groovy</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>**/*.groovy</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                </testSource>
+                            </testSources>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>compileTests</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <systemPropertyVariables>
+                                <mockserver.version>${mockserver.version}</mockserver.version>
+                                <pbs.version>${project.version}</pbs.version>
+                                <tests.max-container-count>5</tests.max-container-count>
+                                <!-- Run only one application container instance on fixed ports for debugging purposes -->
+                                <tests.fixed-container-ports>false</tests.fixed-container-ports>
+                            </systemPropertyVariables>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>general-functional-tests</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>integration-test</goal>
+                                    <goal>verify</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <excludes>
+                                        <exclude>**/tests/module/**/*Spec</exclude>
+                                    </excludes>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>**/*Spec</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>Run only module functional tests</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property>
+                    <name>run-module-functional-tests</name>
+                    <value>true</value>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.gmavenplus</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>gmavenplus-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <parallelParsing>true</parallelParsing>
+                            <testSources>
+                                <testSource>
+                                    <directory>${project.basedir}/src/test/groovy</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>**/*.groovy</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                </testSource>
+                            </testSources>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>compileTests</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <systemPropertyVariables>
+                                <mockserver.version>${mockserver.version}</mockserver.version>
+                                <pbs.version>${project.version}</pbs.version>
+                                <tests.max-container-count>5</tests.max-container-count>
+                                <!-- Run only one application container instance on fixed ports for debugging purposes -->
+                                <tests.fixed-container-ports>false</tests.fixed-container-ports>
+                            </systemPropertyVariables>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>module-functional-tests</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>integration-test</goal>
+                                    <goal>verify</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>**/tests/module/**/*Spec</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>