diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f0b759..62433dd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
     <dependencies>
 
         <!-- Main Dependencies -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.embabel.agent</groupId>
-            <artifactId>embabel-agent-starter</artifactId>
-            <version>${embabel-agent.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.embabel.agent</groupId>
             <artifactId>embabel-agent-starter-shell</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/embabel/template/agent/WriteAndReviewAgentIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/com/embabel/template/agent/WriteAndReviewAgentIntegrationTest.java
index 2b40c36..5cc324f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/embabel/template/agent/WriteAndReviewAgentIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/embabel/template/agent/WriteAndReviewAgentIntegrationTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import com.embabel.agent.domain.io.UserInput;
 import com.embabel.agent.testing.integration.EmbabelMockitoIntegrationTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 
@@ -14,6 +15,12 @@
  */
 class WriteAndReviewAgentIntegrationTest extends EmbabelMockitoIntegrationTest {
 
+    @BeforeAll
+    static void setUp() {
+        // Set shell configuration to non-interactive mode
+        System.setProperty("embabel.agent.shell.interactive.enabled", "false");
+    }
+
     @Test
     void shouldExecuteCompleteWorkflow() {
         var input = new UserInput("Write about artificial intelligence");