diff --git a/static_tests.sh b/static_tests.sh
index 182b422..a8ace00 100755
--- a/static_tests.sh
+++ b/static_tests.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 if [ ! -x vendor/bin/phpstan ]; then
-   composer require --dev phpstan/phpstan
+   if which composer >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Running Composer to install phpstan."
+        composer require --dev phpstan/phpstan
+   else
+        echo "Please install php composer!"     
+   fi 
 fi
 
-./vendor/bin/phpstan analyse
+./vendor/bin/phpstan analyse
\ No newline at end of file