diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48c0df87dca..dc18cb8f4d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "test:e2e": "npm explore @woocommerce/e2e-environment -- npm run test:e2e",
     "test:e2e-debug": "npm explore @woocommerce/e2e-environment -- npm run test:e2e-debug",
     "test:e2e-dev": "npm explore @woocommerce/e2e-environment -- npm run test:e2e-dev",
-    "test:unit": "./vendor/bin/phpunit",
+    "test:unit": "./vendor/bin/phpunit -c ./phpunit.xml",
     "makepot": "composer run-script makepot",
     "packages:fix:textdomain": "node ./bin/package-update-textdomain.js",
     "publish-packages": "lerna publish from-package",