diff --git a/owlbot.py b/owlbot.py
index c73cc8b6a..d57e0b44a 100644
--- a/owlbot.py
+++ b/owlbot.py
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
     '.github/blunderbuss.yml',
     'CONTRIBUTING.md',
     '.github/auto-label.yaml',
-    ".github/release-please.yml",
-    ".kokoro/build.sh"
+    ".github/release-please.yml"
 ])
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 124705f03..d7f333e03 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -225,4 +225,12 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+      <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>native</id>
+      <properties>
+        <test>!LoggingAppenderTest</test>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 </project>