diff --git a/clover/plugin.jelly b/clover/plugin.jelly
index 2fbeae63..c4fe19c7 100644
--- a/clover/plugin.jelly
+++ b/clover/plugin.jelly
@@ -222,10 +222,8 @@
     <j:set var="maven.build.dest" value="${mavenBuildDestOld}" scope="parent" />
     ${context.removeVariable('build.compiler')}
 
-    <j:if test="${ignoreTestFailureOld != null}">
-      <maven:set plugin="maven-test-plugin" property="maven.test.failure.ignore"
-          value="${ignoreTestFailureOld}"/>      
-    </j:if>
+    <maven:set plugin="maven-test-plugin" property="maven.test.failure.ignore"
+        value="${ignoreTestFailureOld}"/>
     <maven:set plugin="maven-test-plugin" property="maven.junit.fork"
         value="${junitForkOld}"/>
 
diff --git a/clover/xdocs/changes.xml b/clover/xdocs/changes.xml
index 7f0cfc9b..b02e478e 100644
--- a/clover/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/clover/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.9-SNAPSHOT" date="in SVN">
+      <action dev="vmassol" type="fix" issues="MPCLOVER-37" due-to="Carlos Sanchez">
+        <code>maven.test.failure.ignore</code> is now correctly reset
+        when <code>clover:off</code> is called.
+      </action>
       <action dev="vmassol" type="fix" issue="MPCLOVER-32">
         Fully disable Clover in <code>clover:off</code> so that the Clover
         compiler adapter delegates straight to the default compiler.
