diff --git a/plugins/network-elements/nsx/pom.xml b/plugins/network-elements/nsx/pom.xml
index 6a89afc407a..8be72484c04 100644
--- a/plugins/network-elements/nsx/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/network-elements/nsx/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,21 @@
         <version>4.19.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
-
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${cs.jacoco-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <excludes>
+                        <exclude>**/org/apache/cloudstack/agent/api/**</exclude>
+                        <exclude>**/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/**</exclude>
+                    </excludes>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.vmware</groupId>
diff --git a/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/test/java/org/apache/cloudstack/service/NsxProviderServiceImplTest.java b/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/test/java/org/apache/cloudstack/service/NsxProviderServiceImplTest.java
index 6dfe9955693..6a18592885d 100644
--- a/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/test/java/org/apache/cloudstack/service/NsxProviderServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/plugins/network-elements/nsx/src/test/java/org/apache/cloudstack/service/NsxProviderServiceImplTest.java
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@ public class NsxProviderServiceImplTest {
     @Test
     public void testNetworkStateValidation() throws NoSuchMethodException, InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException {
         NetworkVO networkVO = Mockito.mock(NetworkVO.class);
-
+        List<NetworkVO> networkVOList = List.of(networkVO);
         when(networkVO.getBroadcastDomainType()).thenReturn(Networks.BroadcastDomainType.NSX);
         when(networkVO.getState()).thenReturn(Network.State.Allocated);
 
         NsxProviderServiceImpl nsxProviderService = new NsxProviderServiceImpl();
 
-        assertThrows(CloudRuntimeException.class, () -> nsxProviderService.validateNetworkState(List.of(networkVO)));
+        assertThrows(CloudRuntimeException.class, () -> nsxProviderService.validateNetworkState(networkVOList));
     }
 }