diff --git a/tests/phpcs.xml b/tests/phpcs.xml
index fac9aa2f8..c3bc65bcd 100644
--- a/tests/phpcs.xml
+++ b/tests/phpcs.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <file>../migration</file>
 
     <exclude-pattern>\.env\.dist</exclude-pattern>
+    <exclude-pattern>defineCypressVars.sh.dist</exclude-pattern>
     <!-- display progress -->
     <arg value="p"/>
     <arg name="colors"/>