diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 79b900d..9e01cda 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ vendor/
 # ignore config file
 config/config.yaml
 
+# PHP_Codesniffer cache
+.phpcs-cache
diff --git a/phpcs.xml b/phpcs.xml
index 81a9d8a..18612f5 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml
+++ b/phpcs.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 <description>PHPCS configuration file.</description>
 
+<arg name="basepath" value="." />
+<arg name="extensions" value="php" />
+<arg name="colors" />
+<arg name="cache" value=".phpcs-cache" />
+<arg value="p" />
+<arg value="s" />
+
 <!-- pigeon.php is the only file to check currently -->
 <file>pigeon.php</file>