diff --git a/e107_tests/tests/_support/Helper/E107Base.php b/e107_tests/tests/_support/Helper/E107Base.php
index 5ebb06145..d811a0af9 100644
--- a/e107_tests/tests/_support/Helper/E107Base.php
+++ b/e107_tests/tests/_support/Helper/E107Base.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ abstract class E107Base extends Base
 	{
 		$composer_installed_file = codecept_absolute_path("vendor/composer/installed.json");
 		$composer_installed = json_decode(file_get_contents($composer_installed_file));
-		if (property_exists($composer_installed, "packages"))
+		if (isset($composer_installed->packages))
 		{
 			// Composer 2 format for the installed packages manifest
 			$composer_installed = $composer_installed->packages;