diff --git a/.github/workflows/php.yml b/.github/workflows/php.yml
index 434af4cf..9e1bde79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/php.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/php.yml
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Run phpunit
       working-directory: php
-      run: phpunit tests --filter testNotFaling
+      run: phpunit --bootstrap vendor/autoload.php tests --filter testNotFailing
diff --git a/php/README.md b/php/README.md
index e64aba63..03c366cd 100644
--- a/php/README.md
+++ b/php/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ For PHP 7.1 or above just run:
 To run the tests just run:
 
 ```
-phpunit tests
+phpunit --bootstrap vendor/autoload.php tests --filter testNotFailing
 ```
 You need PHP 7.1 or above.
 
diff --git a/php/composer.json b/php/composer.json
index eb572cba..5cf579a6 100644
--- a/php/composer.json
+++ b/php/composer.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     }
   ],
   "require": {
-    "php": "^7.1.3"
+    "php": "^7.1.3",
+    "phpunit/phpunit": "^8"
   },
   "require-dev": {
     "mockery/mockery": "dev-master"