diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/project.properties b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/project.properties
index 03b34752..5c601033 100644
--- a/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/project.properties
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/project.properties
@@ -15,4 +15,3 @@
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 maven.junit.fork=true
 maven.linkcheck.exclude=http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven-pluginszz/,http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/mavenzz/
-maven.linkcheck.failonerror=true
diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/&test.html b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/&test.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c15af79b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-test/xdocs/&test.html
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<!-- 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed 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.
+ */
+ -->
+<html>
+<body>
+
+<a href="http://maven.apache.orgz">this is an error</a>
+
+</body>
+
+</html>
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