diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6bac5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+test/ export-ignore
+.gitattributes	export-ignore
+phpstan.neon	export-ignore
+psalm.xml	export-ignore
+.phan/	export-ignore
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 2fa62cf..a2c7be2 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
 		"php": ">=7.4.0"
 	},
     "archive": {
-        "exclude": ["/test/", "/phpstan.neon", "/psalm.xml", "/.phan/", "/.vscode/"]
+        "exclude": ["/test/", "/test/*", "/phpstan.neon", "/psalm.xml", "/.phan/", "/.vscode/"]
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/aws_gift_card_tests.php b/test/aws_gift_card_tests.php
index eb02998..f3ebe60 100644
--- a/test/aws_gift_card_tests.php
+++ b/test/aws_gift_card_tests.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ require 'read_env_file.php';
 use gullevek\AmazonIncentives\AmazonIncentives;
 
 // load env data with dotenv
-readEnvFile(__DIR__);
+__readEnvFile(__DIR__);
 
 print "<h1>Amazon Gift Card Incentives</h1><br>";
 
diff --git a/test/read_env_file.php b/test/read_env_file.php
index 22f3e28..b6b2715 100644
--- a/test/read_env_file.php
+++ b/test/read_env_file.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  *                          2 for file not readable
  *                          3 for file not found
  */
-function readEnvFile(string $path = __DIR__, string $env_file = '.env'): int
+function __readEnvFile(string $path = __DIR__, string $env_file = '.env'): int
 {
 	// default -1;
 	$status = -1;