diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 2a3149a2..db653531 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 	<exclude-pattern>/node_modules/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/vendor/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/assets/*</exclude-pattern>
+	<exclude-pattern>/tests/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/bin/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/data/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/build/*</exclude-pattern>