diff --git a/scm-it/build.gradle b/scm-it/build.gradle
index 2ff3db4dee..5903ed207c 100644
--- a/scm-it/build.gradle
+++ b/scm-it/build.gradle
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ task javaIntegrationTests(type: Test) {
   ignoreFailures = project.isCI
   outputs.upToDateWhen { !project.hasProperty('rerunIntegrationTests') }
   finalizedBy = ['stopScmServer']
+  useJUnitPlatform()
 
   dependsOn 'test', 'startScmServer'
   mustRunAfter 'startScmServer'
diff --git a/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/AnonymousAccessITCase.java b/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/AnonymousAccessITCase.java
index 603942e4f7..9fac411b27 100644
--- a/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/AnonymousAccessITCase.java
+++ b/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/AnonymousAccessITCase.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ package sonia.scm.it;
 
 import io.restassured.RestAssured;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -61,6 +60,11 @@ import static sonia.scm.it.utils.TestData.getDefaultRepositoryUrl;
 
 class AnonymousAccessITCase {
 
+  @BeforeEach
+  void createRepositoryAndSetAnonymous() {
+    TestData.createDefault();
+  }
+
   @Test
   void shouldAccessIndexResourceWithoutAuthentication() {
     ScmRequests.start()
@@ -79,14 +83,10 @@ class AnonymousAccessITCase {
   @Nested
   @TestInstance(TestInstance.Lifecycle.PER_CLASS)
   class WithProtocolOnlyAnonymousAccess {
-    @BeforeAll
-    void enableAnonymousAccess() {
-      setAnonymousAccess(AnonymousMode.PROTOCOL_ONLY);
-    }
 
     @BeforeEach
-    void createRepository() {
-      TestData.createDefault();
+    void createRepositoryAndSetAnonymous() {
+      setAnonymousAccess(AnonymousMode.PROTOCOL_ONLY);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -150,14 +150,10 @@ class AnonymousAccessITCase {
   @Nested
   @TestInstance(TestInstance.Lifecycle.PER_CLASS)
   class WithFullAnonymousAccess {
-    @BeforeAll
-    void enableAnonymousAccess() {
-      setAnonymousAccess(AnonymousMode.FULL);
-    }
 
     @BeforeEach
-    void createRepository() {
-      TestData.createDefault();
+    void createRepositoryAndSetAnonymous() {
+      setAnonymousAccess(AnonymousMode.FULL);
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/utils/TestData.java b/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/utils/TestData.java
index fc995d7a9b..7655416d5a 100644
--- a/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/utils/TestData.java
+++ b/scm-it/src/test/java/sonia/scm/it/utils/TestData.java
@@ -230,6 +230,18 @@ public class TestData {
       .body().jsonPath().getList("_embedded.users._links.self.href");
     LOG.info("about to delete {} users", users.size());
     users.stream().filter(url -> PROTECTED_USERS.stream().noneMatch(url::contains)).forEach(TestData::delete);
+
+    clearAnonymousUserPermissions();
+  }
+
+  private static void clearAnonymousUserPermissions() {
+    given(VndMediaType.PERMISSION_COLLECTION).accept("application/json")
+      .when()
+      .body("{\"permissions\":[]}")
+      .put(createResourceUrl("users/_anonymous/permissions"))
+      .then()
+      .statusCode(HttpStatus.SC_NO_CONTENT);
+    LOG.info("deleted permissions for user _anonymous");
   }
 
   private static void cleanupConfig() {