diff --git a/e2e/commonwithcustominstall/platform_traits_test.go b/e2e/commonwithcustominstall/platform_traits_test.go
index 7e0d5380b7..839cf5a964 100644
--- a/e2e/commonwithcustominstall/platform_traits_test.go
+++ b/e2e/commonwithcustominstall/platform_traits_test.go
@@ -41,12 +41,15 @@ func TestTraitOnIntegrationPlatform(t *testing.T) {
 		Expect(KamelInstallWithID(operatorID, ns).Execute()).To(Succeed())
 
 		containerTestName := "testname"
+
+		Eventually(PlatformPhase(ns), TestTimeoutMedium).Should(Equal(v1.IntegrationPlatformPhaseReady))
 		ip := Platform(ns)()
 		ip.Spec.Traits = v1.Traits{Logging: &trait.LoggingTrait{Level: "DEBUG"}, Container: &trait.ContainerTrait{Name: containerTestName}}
 
 		if err := TestClient().Update(TestContext, ip); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal("Can't create IntegrationPlatform", err)
 		}
+		Eventually(PlatformPhase(ns), TestTimeoutMedium).Should(Equal(v1.IntegrationPlatformPhaseReady))
 
 		name := RandomizedSuffixName("java")
 		t.Run("Run integration with platform traits", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/util/maven/maven_command.go b/pkg/util/maven/maven_command.go
index 5c01a36fd5..922421f98a 100644
--- a/pkg/util/maven/maven_command.go
+++ b/pkg/util/maven/maven_command.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (c *Command) Do(ctx context.Context) error {
 	Log.WithValues("MAVEN_OPTS", mavenOptions).Infof("executing: %s", strings.Join(cmd.Args, " "))
 
 	// generate maven file
-	if err := generateMavenContext(c.context.Path, args); err != nil {
+	if err := generateMavenContext(c.context.Path, args, mavenOptions); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -286,8 +286,12 @@ func ParseGAV(gav string) (Dependency, error) {
 }
 
 // Create a MAVEN_CONTEXT file containing all arguments for a maven command.
-func generateMavenContext(path string, args []string) error {
+func generateMavenContext(path string, args []string, options string) error {
 	// TODO refactor maven code to avoid creating a file to pass command args
+	return util.WriteToFile(filepath.Join(path, "MAVEN_CONTEXT"), getMavenContext(args, options))
+}
+
+func getMavenContext(args []string, options string) string {
 	commandArgs := make([]string, 0)
 	for _, arg := range args {
 		if arg != "package" && len(strings.TrimSpace(arg)) != 0 {
@@ -295,5 +299,10 @@ func generateMavenContext(path string, args []string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return util.WriteToFile(filepath.Join(path, "MAVEN_CONTEXT"), strings.Join(commandArgs, " "))
+	mavenContext := strings.Join(commandArgs, " ")
+	if options != "" {
+		mavenContext += " " + options
+	}
+
+	return mavenContext
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/maven/maven_command_test.go b/pkg/util/maven/maven_command_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ce2734fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util/maven/maven_command_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+(the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package maven
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestGetMavenContext(t *testing.T) {
+	mvnSimpleCompile := getMavenContext([]string{"compile", "-s", "my-settings.xml"}, "")
+	mvnOptionsCompile := getMavenContext([]string{"compile", "-s", "my-settings.xml"}, "-DmyProperty=hello")
+	mvnSimplePackage := getMavenContext([]string{"package", "-s", "my-settings.xml"}, "")
+	mvnOptionsPackage := getMavenContext([]string{"package", "-s", "my-settings.xml"}, "-DmyProperty=hello")
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "compile -s my-settings.xml", mvnSimpleCompile)
+	assert.Equal(t, "compile -s my-settings.xml -DmyProperty=hello", mvnOptionsCompile)
+	assert.Equal(t, "-s my-settings.xml", mvnSimplePackage)
+	assert.Equal(t, "-s my-settings.xml -DmyProperty=hello", mvnOptionsPackage)
+}