diff --git a/.changeset/little-cobras-admire.md b/.changeset/little-cobras-admire.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6b6edb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/little-cobras-admire.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@wpengine/wp-graphql-content-blocks": patch
+---
+
+tests: fix PHP deprecation notices
diff --git a/tests/unit/BlockSupportsAnchorTest.php b/tests/unit/BlockSupportsAnchorTest.php
index 69f44d6f..364527b2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/BlockSupportsAnchorTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/BlockSupportsAnchorTest.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ final class BlockSupportsAnchorTest extends PluginTestCase {
 	public function setUp(): void {
 		parent::setUp();
 
-		$settings                                 = get_option( 'graphql_general_settings' );
+		$settings                                 = get_option( 'graphql_general_settings', [] );
 		$settings['public_introspection_enabled'] = 'on';
 		update_option( 'graphql_general_settings', $settings );
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/EditorBlockInterfaceTest.php b/tests/unit/EditorBlockInterfaceTest.php
index 23290f52..938f6eb2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/EditorBlockInterfaceTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/EditorBlockInterfaceTest.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ final class EditorBlockInterfaceTest extends PluginTestCase {
 	public function setUp(): void {
 		parent::setUp();
 
-		$settings                                 = get_option( 'graphql_general_settings' );
+		$settings                                 = get_option( 'graphql_general_settings', [] );
 		$settings['public_introspection_enabled'] = 'on';
 		update_option( 'graphql_general_settings', $settings );
 	}
diff --git a/tests/unit/PostTypeBlockInterfaceTest.php b/tests/unit/PostTypeBlockInterfaceTest.php
index cceb2a25..400fdc4f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/PostTypeBlockInterfaceTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/PostTypeBlockInterfaceTest.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ final class PostTypeBlockInterfaceTest extends PluginTestCase {
 	public function setUp(): void {
 		parent::setUp();
 
-		$settings                                 = get_option( 'graphql_general_settings' );
+		$settings                                 = get_option( 'graphql_general_settings', [] );
 		$settings['public_introspection_enabled'] = 'on';
 		update_option( 'graphql_general_settings', $settings );
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/RegistryTestCase.php b/tests/unit/RegistryTestCase.php
index 41232379..6aa95630 100644
--- a/tests/unit/RegistryTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/unit/RegistryTestCase.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ final class RegistryTestCase extends PluginTestCase {
 	public function setUp(): void {
 		parent::setUp();
 
-		$settings                                 = get_option( 'graphql_general_settings' );
+		$settings                                 = get_option( 'graphql_general_settings', [] );
 		$settings['public_introspection_enabled'] = 'on';
 		update_option( 'graphql_general_settings', $settings );