diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b718f2b..2a7a110 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "better-phpunit",
     "displayName": "Better PHPUnit",
     "description": "A better PHPUnit test runner",
-    "version": "1.6.1",
+    "version": "1.6.2",
     "publisher": "calebporzio",
     "engines": {
         "vscode": "^1.74.0"
diff --git a/src/phpunit-command.js b/src/phpunit-command.js
index e1ba951..03c3684 100644
--- a/src/phpunit-command.js
+++ b/src/phpunit-command.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ module.exports = class PhpUnitCommand {
             return false;
         }
 
-        const isPest = fs.readFileSync(composerJson, 'utf8').includes('pestphp/pest');
+        const isPest = fs.readFileSync(composerJson, 'utf8').includes('"pestphp/pest"');
         const end = Date.now();
         console.log(`Checking for Pest: ${end - start}ms`)
 
diff --git a/test/project-stub/composer.json b/test/project-stub/composer.json
index 4890050..ae03831 100644
--- a/test/project-stub/composer.json
+++ b/test/project-stub/composer.json
@@ -9,5 +9,10 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^6.4"
+    },
+    "config": {
+        "allow-plugins": {
+            "pestphp/pest-plugin": true
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/project-stub/sub-directory/composer.json b/test/project-stub/sub-directory/composer.json
index 68c5369..a7fc873 100644
--- a/test/project-stub/sub-directory/composer.json
+++ b/test/project-stub/sub-directory/composer.json
@@ -8,5 +8,10 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^6.4"
+    },
+    "config": {
+        "allow-plugins": {
+            "pestphp/pest-plugin": true
+        }
     }
 }